Watching fashion week in New York, one thing was clear. orange is one of the colors that are coming strong for next year. It was seen on different catwalks and in the street style, that also sets the tone for what will come or become a trend. The million dollar question is, are we going to dare to use it?? why is it not an easy color to wear.
Orange is the mixture of 2 primary colors: Red and yellow, a color that in its temperature and tint, it is warm. This limits the spectrum of people who can use it and look good or find a suitable dye for their coloring.. I think its popularity is due to the psychological connotation of this color.
It is the perfect mix of happiness and physical action., or to materialize what gives us happiness. That is why it is the color of the second chakra, called sacral chakra, is associated with the materialization of the things that make us happy and with sexuality. Is optimistic, jovial and gives the feeling that everything will be fine. It is an ideal color when the economic situation is difficult: "Is it a strange coincidence?”
Returning to the properties of this color, orange is a warm tone that no matter how we alter it will remain warm. That is to say, if we apply a little gray to make it opaque it only softens it, mixing orange with black turns into a dark orange, that is to say, a color with more depth, white transforms it into a lighter orange. Orange mixed with red, turns orange red (still warm), now if we mix it with blue, stop being orange. We cannot add blue to change the color temperature, what will happen by increasing the amounts of blue is that the orange turns into a warm gray.
Another question that arises when inquiring about this color is: If the tonality (temperature) of a person is cold because orange shines? The reason has to do with the qualities of the color. Every color has saturation qualities, intensity and tone. Some of these characteristics predominate in the color of our eyes, skin and hair. So a strong winter or autumn woman can look good with a strong orange because the predominant characteristic in her coloration has to do with the intensity of color..
Orange is not such a commercial color in garments, but maybe bringing optimism even in the locker room is the best thing in these times.
