Fun Fact Friday - Orange

Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages - A podcast by Kyle Wood

I am continuing my fun fact series about colors. This episode is all about the color orange. I compiled a few fun facts about the color orange. For example, before the orange was brought to Europe in the 16th century, the color was simply referred to as yellow red. Orange has positive connections to warmth, energy and the divine all around the world. Orange pigment also has a long history of being highly toxic and it was only recently that artists shifted away from the use of chrome orange which was made with lead.  As always you can find more resources to continue learning at www.whoartedpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices