Don’t confuse this sweet, tangy red-orange hue with retro burnt orange or even sriracha—it packs a citrusy heat all its own. Use it to inject bursts of humour and brightness into any white– or cream-coloured space, or alongside complementary blues.

1. Max-Beam stool/side table by Kartell in tangerine orange ($542), kartell.com

Max-Beam stool/side table

2. Capsula triangle suspension light by Brokis with acid-etched inner glass in orange ($12,076), lightformshop.com

Capsula triangle suspension light

3. Cheval Natte pillow by Hermès in prune/terre cuite ($2,375), hermes.com

Cheval Natte pillow

4. AJ floor lamp by Louis Poulsen in electric orange ($1,855), livingspace.com

AJ floor lamp

5. Lövbacken side table by Ikea in orange ($99), ikea.ca

Lövbacken side table

6. Minimalist salt and pepper mills by Le Creuset in Flame ($79), lecreuset.ca

Minimalist salt and pepper mills by Le Creuset

7. F51 Gropius armchair by Tecta in high-gloss orange ($8,799), inform.ca

F51 Gropius armchair by Tecta

8. Flame paint by Benjamin Moore (from $73.99), benjaminmoore.com

Flame paint by Benjamin Moore

 

This In Living Colour feature (formerly Colour Code) was originally published in the March/April 2025 print issue of Western Living magazine. 

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Katie Nanton

Katie Nanton

Katie is a Vancouver-based writer and editor specializing in travel, food, and design. Over her 20-year career, she’s written hundreds of articles, snapped dozens of published photos, and spent a decade on staff at NUVO, a national luxury lifestyle magazine.