Did you know?
The colour orange is named after the orange fruit! Long ago, English speakers just called it 'yellow-red'.
Kumkum is often made from yellow turmeric. Mix in a little chuna (slaked lime), and the yellow turns red!
Palash trees have bright orange flowers. They are used to make a traditional Holi colour.
Try this: Colour-by-Sum Fish
Draw a big fish with a body, a tail and an eye. Colour key: 5 = orange, 7 = blue, 9 = green. Solve each sum. Body: 2 + 3. Tail: 10 − 3. Eye: 4 + 5. Colour each part to match its answer. Then make a colour-by-sum picture for a friend!
Show answer
orange body, blue tail, green eye
Go further: Warning Colours
Some animals use bright colours to send a message! Poison dart frogs can be bright blue, yellow or red. A ladybird has red wings with black spots. Their colours say, 'Do not eat me! I taste bad!' Hungry birds learn to stay away. Red, yellow and black are common warning colours. Where do people use red and yellow to warn us?