What is the difference between Naranja and Anaranjado?

Question

I know there is a difference as far as the English translations as in one is for the fruit and one is for the color, but I guess my question is, Why are they different in Spanish compared to the English word?

Answer 1

• "Naranja" is both the colour and the fruit.

• "Anaranjado", on the other hand, is orange-coloured (or "orangish", if such word existed).

• "Azul" is blue.

• "Azulado" is bluish (this time, it does exist)

• "Amarillo" is yellow.

• "Amarillento" is yellowish.

• "Rojo" is red.

• "Rojizo" is reddish.

• "Verde" is green.

• "Verdoso" is greenish.

• "Gris" is grey.

• "Grisáceo" is greish.

• "Morado" is purple

• "Amoratado" is purplish.

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Answer 2

Is that the same case for "Rosa" and "Rosado" (pink and pinkish)?

Answer 3

Is that the same case for "Rosa" and "Rosado" (pink and pinkish)?

Yes, same thing.