The color ''sunset'' is a pale

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of orange. It is a representation of the average color of clouds when the sunlight from a sunset is reflected from them. The first recorded use of ''sunset'' as a color name in

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was in 1916.

Origin

Variations of sunset

Sunglow

The color sunglow is displayed at right. The first recorded use of ''sunglow'' as a color name in English was in 1924. The

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color was formulated in 1990.

Sunray

At right is displayed the color sunray. The first recorded use of ''sunray'' as a color name in

was in 1926.Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205; Color Sample of Sunset: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample J6

Sunset orange

The color sunset orange is displayed at right. ''Sunset orange'' was formulated as a Crayola color in 1997.

Sun colors in human culture

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* Sunset is popular color in interior design which is used when a pale warm tint is desired.

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* Sunset orange is used on the NBA's

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alternative jerseys introduced in the 2015-16 season. They are primarily worn on Sunday matchups.