orange and blue
Opposite color pair
Orange and blue are complementary colors—positioned opposite each other on the color wheel, creating maximum visual contrast when paired.
This combination appears throughout sports branding, university athletics, and design where high visibility matters: The Broncos wear orange and blue, orange and blue sunset.
The pairing is so distinctive it often signals specific team allegiances or institutional identities.
- colorVisual hue property
- color wheelCircular hue organization chart
- complementary colorsOpposite tones on spectrum
- contrastNotable difference between things
- complementWhat makes complete
sunset · sunset sky · golden hour · sky · horizon · flame · ocean · warm · cool · citrus · sapphire · tangerine · navy · coral · cobalt · amber · azure · tropical
- complementary colorsred and green
- KnicksClyde, Madison Square Garden, Knickerbocker, MSG, Spike Lee
- Auburn UniversityAuburn University, Tigers, SEC
- color pairingsblack and white, red and gold, black and gold, green and gold, red and white
- School Colorscrimson, scarlet, maroon, cardinal red, gold
- Florida GatorsGainesville, Tim Tebow, SEC, Emmitt Smith, Heisman Trophy