Orange (colour) while those in Europe were either white or red. Dutch farmers bred a variety that was orange; according to some sources, as a tribute to the stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland, William of Orange. The long orange Dutch carrot, first described in 1721, is the ancestor of the orange horn carrot, one of the most common types found in supermarkets today. It takes its name from the town of Hoorn, in the Netherlands. Orange is traditionally associated with the autumn season, with the harvest and autumn leaves. The flowers, like orange fruits and vegetables and autumn leaves, get their colour
Orange (colour) signal fire, historically used at night while smoke was used during the day, to communicate with distant army units. In the Indonesian Air Force, the Air force infantry and special forces corps known as Paskhas uses Orange as their beret colour. Several corporate brands use orange, such as Blogger, Fanta, FedEx, GlaxoSmithKline, Gulf, Hankook, Harley-Davidson, ING, Jägermeister, Nickelodeon, Orange, the Women's National Basketball Association, The Home Depot and TNT. Orange, because of its common association with activity and visibility, is a popular colour for sports teams. Orange (colour) Orange is the colour between yellow and red on the spectrum of