orange tan

Warm peachy hue

A skin tone achieved through tanning—whether from sun, beds, or spray—that has taken on an orange cast rather than a natural brown.

The color usually results from overuse of self-tanners or excessive artificial tanning: Her orange tan made her look like she'd bathed in carrot juice.

Often used critically to describe an unnatural or overdone appearance.

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Opposites
skin color/complexion

orange tanpale

Lacking color intensity

pallid · ashen · wan · pasty · deathly pale

perceived health/vitality appearance

orange tandeathly pale

Extremely bloodless in complexion

ashen-faced · corpse-like · ghostly · jaundiced · cadaverous

artificiality/naturalness

orange tanuntanned

Without sun-darkened skin

fair-skinned · alabaster

Family

orange, tan, oranges, orangey, orangish, tans, tanned, tanning, tanner

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