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Seeing a cardinal with an orangish-yellow hue has been reported over time.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
27 Nov. 2025 There are four stages of music and performances, costume and pie-eating contests, a half-marathon and a 10K, and a smorgasbord of orangish food and beverages.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
6 Oct. 2025 The process that produces the red or orangish glow is the same that makes our sky blue and our sunsets red, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025 The transparent areas take on an orangish color, Ou said, similar to that of the food dye.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
5 Sep. 2024 There was a green meadow, a cluster of orangish clay buildings, and a pale road leading to a grove of trees.—
Nick Romeo,
The New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2023