How to Create Orange

Orange is a secondary color made from a combination of red and yellow, but using different amounts of the color produces a difference in tone. After understanding basic color theory, you can apply this principle to a variety of methods, including painting, frosting, and modeling clay.

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Mix orange

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Combination of red and yellow. ^{[1] X Research Source} Orange is a quadratic color – that is, you can make orange by combining two primary colors. The two primary colors that you need to mix orange are red and yellow.

“Primary” colors exist naturally and cannot be mixed by combining other colors. Red, yellow, and blue are the first three colors, but you only need red and yellow to make orange.
A “quadratic” color is created from combining two primary colors. Since you need to combine red and yellow to make orange, orange is called a quadratic color. The other two secondary colors are purple and green.

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Change the color tint by adjusting the color ratio. Combining yellow and red produces orange, but if you want a slightly different hue, you can add more yellow or red for a change.

Yellow orange and red orange are the two basic shades of orange. These two colors are also called “tertiary” colors. Tertiary color is the color in between primary and secondary colors on the color wheel.
- Yellow-orange consists of two parts yellow and one part red, or one part orange and one part yellow.
- Red-orange consists of two parts red and one part yellow, or one part orange and one part red.

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Add black or white to change the density. You can tint a light or dark orange without changing the tint by adding white or black.

The amount of white or black you add will determine the intensity of the orange hue.
Note that lightness is often referred to as a “tint”, and density is often referred to as a “shade”.

Create orange clay

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Prepare multi-colored clay. Ideally, you should have at least two pieces of red clay, two pieces of yellow clay, one piece of white clay, one piece of clear clay, and one piece of black clay.

Try to combine hot red clay (such as orange) and cool red clay (such as purple).
Similarly, prepare a piece of warm yellow clay (such as orange) and a piece of cool yellow color clay (such as green).
Note that you can use more than two shades of red and yellow each if you want, but using less than two will still allow you to grasp the principle and understand the method.

Knead red clay with yellow clay in the ratio 1:1. First, you need to take two parts of hot red and hot yellow color in equal proportions. Next, you press the two pieces of clay together and knead with your fingers until the clay is evenly colored. ^{[2] X Research Source}

When you’re done, you’ll see an orange piece of clay with no other colored lines.
The combination of red and yellow will result in a relatively bright orange because both of the original clay colors lean towards the orange part of the color wheel.

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Try combinations of other shades of red and yellow. Let’s create three more swatches by combining red and yellow in equal proportions. Follow the action that made the first orange piece.

Hot reds and cool yellows will create a peachy orange with neutral undertones.
Cool reds and hot yellows create a melon orange with neutral tones.
Cool reds and cool yellows create a dark orange with a hint of brown.

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Lighten orange. Take your favorite orange-toned clay that you just created and divide it into two parts. You can lighten orange in two ways. Using two samples of the same color will make it easier to compare results.

Add some white clay to the orange clay and knead until the color is even. The clay should now be lighter in color and not too fresh.
Add some clear clay to the remaining orange clay and knead until even. The color of the clay will now be less bright, but the intensity or shade will remain the same.
- Note that adding too much transparent clay will result in a semi-transparent color instead of an opaque orange.

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Darken orange. First, you create your favorite orange color for the clay. Next, you take a piece of black clay and knead the orange piece until the color is even.

The existing orange is not tinted, but the black will make the clay darker. So the orange color of the clay will look a bit brown.
Black clay can create a dramatic effect on other clay colors, including orange; so you should only take a small amount to avoid making the original color too dark.

Create orange color for sugar cream

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Prepare some ice cream. You will need at least four small plates or bowls to hold the ice cream. Place about 1/4 cup of the prepared white icing sugar in each plate or bowl.

There are many ways to create orange sugar cream, but each requires a white base. You’ll need at least four parts white icing, but preparing 6-12 will help you try more options.
You will prepare at least four different food colors: orange, red, yellow, and black. Be prepared to add a few shades of red and yellow to experiment with.
Ideally, you should use solid cream, powder or gel food coloring specifically for making sugar ice cream. Avoid liquid food coloring as these often alter the texture of the whipped cream. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

Mix orange food coloring into one part ice cream. First, dip a clean toothpick in orange food coloring. Next, you put the colored toothpick in a part of the sugar cream and stir with the toothpick until the sugar cream is evenly colored and there are no distinct colored lines.

Since you mix food coloring with white sugar cream, the finished product won’t be as bold as food coloring. You’ll end up with lighter tones, no matter how much orange you use.
Be aware, however, that adding a little color will result in a very pale orange color; while increasing the amount of color, the finished product will have a darker and fresher color.

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Mix red and yellow food coloring in another piece of ice cream. Similarly, dip a clean toothpick in red food coloring and another in yellow food coloring. Stir both colors into a icing of white sugar until evenly colored.

Combining colors creates orange sugar ice cream. Of course, the color of the second icing won’t be the same as the first because the reds and yellows will produce slightly different hues.

Things you need

Mix orange paint

Color tray
Color canopy tree
Drawing paper
Paintbrush
Paint red
yellow paint
Black paint
Paint white
Orange paint

Make orange sugar ice cream

4 to 12 small bowls
Ready-made white sugar ice cream
Orange food coloring
Red food coloring
Yellow food coloring
Black food coloring
Toothpick
Spoon

Create orange clay

Hot red color clay
Hot yellow color clay
Cold red color clay
Cold yellow color clay
White clay
Transparent clay
Black clay

Steps

Mix orange

Create orange clay

Create orange color for sugar cream

Things you need

Mix orange paint

Make orange sugar ice cream

Create orange clay

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