naranja vs. anaranjado/a

Question

I see that la naranja is the orange (fruit, noun), and I saw that anaranjado/a is the orange (color, adj.). But on the definition page of this site, is shows that naranja can also be for the orange color. Can someone please clarify? Can it be both, or is there a preferred way?

Tonya

The color "orange" is a made up color , untill the fruit "Orange " came into England it was called something like brown , it then became both the fruit and the color . - ray76, ABR 13, 2015

Answer 1

I see that la naranja is the orange (fruit, noun), and I saw that anaranjado/a is the orange (color, adj.). But on the definition page of this site, is shows that naranja can also be for the orange color. Can someone please clarify? Can it be both, or is there a preferred way?

Tonya

From reading several articles online, how they are used may be regional or even personal.

Some people said naranja is strictly the fruit (countable and uncountable), and that anaranjado is strictly the color.

Others say they are interchangeable for color. (de color naranja y anaranjado)

Still others, and, at least, one dictionary says anaranjado means orangey or orangish or a shade of orange.

I think the only conclusion to be reached is that there exists no conventional usage, beyond that the fruit is naranja and that the usage of naranja and anaranjado when meaning color varies widely.

The RAE defines naranja as both the fruit and color.

As for anaranjado:

anaranjado, da.
1. adj. De color semejante al de la naranja. U. t. c. s.
Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservados

Answer 2

In mexico its anaranjado for the color and naranja for the fruit

Answer 3

"Naraja" can be used for either the noun (fruit) or the adjective (color). Anaranajdo can only be used as the adjective (color).

Why did you dig up an old post from 2009? Why not post your own question? - ian-hill, ABR 13, 2015

Ian, I think they might have dug up an old post because mods have told people , and the rules say that people should research whether their Question has already been asked before posting their question :) - FELIZ77, ABR 13, 2015

I guess this is to avoid unnecessary duplication of posts - FELIZ77, ABR 13, 2015

Answer 4

En México se acostumbra anaranjado para referirse al color naranja. Siguiendo la lógica "anaranjado" pertenece al grupo de tonos que sólo se acercan al color "puro" pero no entiendo porqué es una excepción.

azul-azulado
naranja-anaranjado
blanco-blancuzco
verde-verdáceo
violeta-violáceo

Por ejemplo blancuzco no es exactamente blanco.

Answer 5

Still others, and, at least, one dictionary says anaranjado means orangey or orangish or a shade of orange.

I think the only conclusion to be reached is that there exists no conventional usage, beyond that the fruit is naranja and that the usage of naranja and anaranjado when meaning color varies widely.

The RAE defines naranja as both the fruit and color.

As for anaranjado:

anaranjado, da.

1. adj. De color semejante al de la naranja. U. t. c. s.

Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservadosQuentin is right, I think it is mostly regional. In Spain we use naranja for the colour and anaranjado for "orangey".

Look at this beautiful colour list which Paralee was so kind as to make for me for very small children who cannot read yet.

colores

I chose naranja for orange.