flame color

noun

1. bright reddish-orange.

Other Words From

• flame-colored adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flame color¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

The rainbow flame demonstration teaches a concept central to the curriculum of high school chemistry: that certain metals, when burned, produce a flame color that is characteristic to its chemical makeup.

From Washington Post

And then, miracle in a flame, “Color!”

From Washington Times

The color for the God Luma, or 1 Space, is Flame color.

From Project Gutenberg

On the floor were two Indian rugs Mrs. Burton had induced the Indian woman near the Painted Desert in Arizona to weave for her with the special Camp Fire design, the wood-gatherer’s, the fire-maker’s and the torch-bearer’s insignia, inserted in the chosen shades of brown, flame color, yellow and white.

From Project Gutenberg

It was nearing the sunset, and a windless heat brooded over the heights where usually the pines made whisperings, clouds of flame color hung above the dark summits of the mountain, and the reflected light turned the ghostly dwellings to a place of blood-tinged mystery.

From Project Gutenberg