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orange [adjective]
US /ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ/ 
UK /ˈɒr.ɪndʒ/ 
Example: 

an orange shirt

Oxford Essential Dictionary

orange

 adjective
with a colour that is between red and yellow:
orange paint

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

2. [uncountable] a colour that is between red and yellow:
a bright shade of orange
—orange adjective:
an orange shirt

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adjective
1. bright reddish-yellow in colour
yellow and orange flames

There was a warm orange glow in the sky.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

orange / ˈɒr.ɪndʒ /   / ˈɔːr- / adjective

A1 of a colour between red and yellow:

The setting sun filled the sky with a deep orange glow.

 

orangeness / -nəs / noun [ U ]

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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

orange

/ɒrɪndʒ, AM ɔ:r-/
(oranges)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
Something that is orange is of a colour between red and yellow.
...men in bright orange uniforms.
COLOUR

2.
An orange is a round juicy fruit with a thick, orange coloured skin.
...orange trees.
...fresh orange juice.
N-VAR: oft N n

3.
Orange is a drink that is made from or tastes of oranges.
...vodka and orange.
N-UNCOUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

2 : a color between red and yellow that is like the color of fire and carrots - see color picture
compare apples and/to/with oranges
- see 1compare
- orange adj
• an orange flame
• He was wearing an orange shirt.
- or·ang·ish /ˈɑrɪnʤɪʃ, ˈorɪnʤɪʃ/ adj
• the cat's orangish fur