It is associated with joy, sunshine, and tropics.  Orange represents enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, creativity, determination, attraction, success, encouragement, and stimulation.  To the human eyes, orange is seen as a very hot color, so it gives the sensation of heat.
West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana form the northern border  of Kentucky, along the Ohio River.
The Ohio River separates Kentucky (to the south) from the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio (to the north). 1 person found this useful.