Mars orange
noun
Definition of Mars orange
1 : an orange artist's pigment made by calcining Mars yellow
2 or mars orange : a moderate reddish orange that is yellower and darker than flamingo, yellower and duller than crab apple, and very slightly redder and darker than tile red (see tile red 2)
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Origin and Etymology of mars orange
from mars (iron)
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