Orange (colour) and absorb mostly greenish-blue light. (See also shades of orange). Other orange pigments include: 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 energy for the plants' growth. The carotenes themselves take their name from the carrot. Autumn leaves also get their orange colour from carotenes. When the weather turns cold and production of green chlorophyll stops, the orange colour remains. Before the 18th century, carrots from Asia were usually purple,
Orange High School (Orange, California) the CIF Southern Section Division 13 Championship in 2017 after 88 years, and would go on to the state championship. Orange High School (Orange, California) Orange High School is a traditional four-year public high school located in the city of Orange, California. Orange High is part of the Orange Unified School District and competes in the Golden West League. Orange High School opened on September 21, 1903 as Orange Union High School located at Palm Ave and Glassell St. Orange High was the county's fourth school. In its first year, it had an enrollment of 81 students. In 1953 the