orange flame

Warm burning glow

An orange flame is fire displaying the characteristic yellow-orange color of ordinary combustion, as from a candle, campfire, or gas stove.

The color indicates incomplete combustion and the presence of carbon particles.

Orange flames contrast with the hotter blue flames of complete combustion: The orange flames flickered in the fireplace.

Related
  • fireCombustion with flames
  • blazeIntense burning fire
  • emberGlowing coal fragment
  • flickerUnsteady, brief light
  • glowSteady, soft light

flickering light · warmth · warm glow · candle · torch · Olympic torch · burning · heat · crimson · amber · tangerine · sunset · bonfire · fire pit · inferno · spark · combustion · hearth

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Opposites
flame color/temperature

orange flameblue flame

Complete combustion's glow

blue fire · white heat · pilot light · gas flame

thermal state

orange flameice

Water's solid form

frozen · frost · cold · absolute zero · glacier

light/visibility

orange flamedarkness

Total absence of light

shadow · blackness · pitch black · void · unlit

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G