Orange (colour) Orange (colour) Orange is the colour between yellow and red on the spectrum of visible light. Human eyes perceive orange when observing light with a dominant wavelength between roughly 585 and 620 nanometres. In painting and traditional colour theory, it is a secondary colour of pigments, created by mixing yellow and red. It is named after the fruit of the same name. The orange colour of carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, oranges, and many other fruits and vegetables comes from carotenes, a type of photosynthetic pigment. These pigments convert the light energy that the plants absorb from the sun into chemical
Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic is a two-part television adaptation of the bestselling novels "The Colour of Magic" and "The Light Fantastic" by Terry Pratchett. The fantasy film was produced for Sky1 by The Mob, a small British studio, starring David Jason, Sean Astin, Tim Curry and Christopher Lee as the voice of Death. Vadim Jean both adapted the screenplay from Pratchett's original novels, and served as director. "Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic" was broadcast on Sky One, and in high definition on Sky 1 HD, on Easter Sunday (23 March) and