Portland Orange

Portland Orange (desaturated approximation)


Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF5A36
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(255, 90, 54)
HSV (h, s, v)	(11°, 79%, 100%)
Source	CIECD
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Pedestrian crossing signal in Portland, Oregon. The dont walk legend is displayed in Portland Orange.

Portland Orange is the color of light emitted by the dont walk phase of pedestrian crossing signals in the U.S. and most of Canada. Its chromaticity is specified by the Institute of Transportation Engineers in that body's technical standards,^[1] and its application is stipulated in the U.S. Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.^[2] Various jurisdictional standards also require Portland Orange for don't-walk signs.^[3]

International application

Portland Orange is generally not used outside the United States and Canada, and is not seen in Quebec. In most of the world, red is used for the dont walk symbol instead of Portland Orange.

References

Shades of orange

Amber	Apricot	Atomic tangerine	Bittersweet	Brown	Burnt orange	Carrot orange	Champagne	Coral	Coffee

Dark salmon	Deep carrot orange	ECE/SAE Amber	Flame	Gamboge	Gold	Gold (metallic)	International orange	Lion	Mahogany

Marigold	Old gold	Orange	Orange (web)	Orange-red	Orange peel	Papaya whip	Peach	Peach-orange	Peach-yellow

Persian orange	Persimmon	Portland Orange	Princeton orange	Pumpkin	Rust	Safety orange	Salmon	Satin sheen gold	Sunset

Tangelo	Tangerine	Tawny	Tea rose	Tomato	Vermilion

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

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