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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 sense 2)

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History and Etymology for Mars orange

from mars (iron)

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