# Is it just me, or is 'red' on the dashboard a bit orange?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [29 October 2020 05:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003 "2020-10-29T05:10:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nodi.Rubrum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nodi.rubrum/32/107482_2.png) [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2020 05:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/1 "2020-10-29T05:10:50Z")

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Is it just me, or is 'red' on the dashboard a bit orange? Is this because of the dark theme or HTML color issue?

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**Author:** ![ristomatti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ristomatti/32/5857_2.png) [@ristomatti](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ristomatti)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2020 05:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/2 "2020-10-29T05:57:19Z")

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Post a screenshot or check with a color picker to check yourself [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28716775/how-to-use-color-picker-eye-dropper](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28716775/how-to-use-color-picker-eye-dropper).

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2020 05:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/3 "2020-10-29T05:57:45Z")

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For me, _red_ is _red_.

But it depends on which _red_ you use.

Have you checked the RGB values?

Make sure the are FF0000 and then see what it looks like.

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**Author:** ![ristomatti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ristomatti/32/5857_2.png) [@ristomatti](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ristomatti)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2020 06:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/4 "2020-10-29T06:03:28Z")

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I would say there's "a few" more colors you could call red than just `#ff0000`. 😜

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2020 06:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/5 "2020-10-29T06:05:53Z")

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Yeah, but sometimes its the things you overlook that trip you up.

I just wanted to be sure they are looking at red, and not a different _flavour_ of it.

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**Author:** ![ristomatti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ristomatti/32/5857_2.png) [@ristomatti](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ristomatti)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2020 06:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/6 "2020-10-29T06:08:57Z")

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Does not compute. 😁

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2020 08:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/7 "2020-10-29T08:29:19Z")

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> [@ristomatti](#):
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> there's "a few" more colors you could call red than just `#ff0000`

[They rckon it depends on your language / where you come from](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgxyfqHRPoE&t=36) - colour is a strange thing (like time 😃 )

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2020 09:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/8 "2020-10-29T09:03:10Z")

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Most people would use a colour standard when discussing named colours.

The one we would most use in the UK at least is Pantone. However, there are plenty of others,

indeed there is a standard set of [named Web Colours](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors). Even the original 16 named colours include 2 reds (Red and Maroon).

The extended set includes 9 Reds:

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/0/70ebfccc6ad59b19eb1cc26bef7ee0ae4a4efcb1.png)

The web-safe colour table includes far more.

🧙

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2020 09:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/9 "2020-10-29T09:15:06Z")

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Strange `scarlet` isn't mentioned.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2020 09:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/10 "2020-10-29T09:18:29Z")

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😃

> **[Scarlet vs. Crimson - What's the difference? | Ask Difference](https://www.askdifference.com/scarlet-vs-crimson/)**

> **[Shades of red](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_of_red)**
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> Varieties of the color red may differ in hue, chroma (also called saturation, intensity, or colorfulness) or lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called tints and shades, a tint being a red or other hue mixed with white, a shade being mixed with black. A large selection of these various colors is shown below.
> Pigment red is the color red that is achieved by mixing process (printer's) magenta and process (printer's) yellow...

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**Author:** ![ristomatti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ristomatti/32/5857_2.png) [@ristomatti](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ristomatti)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2020 11:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/11 "2020-10-29T11:08:06Z")

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This got out of hand quick. 😆

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**Author:** ![Bobo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bobo/32/8401_2.png) [@Bobo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Bobo)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2020 11:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/12 "2020-10-29T11:36:12Z")

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Lets not start talking about orange versus brown.

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**Author:** ![ghayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ghayne/32/39_2.png) [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2020 12:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/13 "2020-10-29T12:25:11Z")

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This discussion tickled me, I was a colourist, among other things, before I retired.  
Our eyes can discern around 10 million shades. In my entire career I came across thousands of shades of red alone.

> **[PANTONE Colour Chart | www.PANTONE-colours.com](https://www.pantone-colours.com/)**

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**Author:** ![Nodi.Rubrum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nodi.rubrum/32/107482_2.png) [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Post date:** [30 October 2020 04:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/14 "2020-10-30T04:39:41Z")

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The things that get you guys fired up... LOL! Here is the screen screen print...

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/a/2a880079c00d0fbbea59184e63bd3b7f1042f207.png)

I tried 3 different browsers and 4 different monitors... the color is fairly consistent across all noted. One monitor is a bit warmer than the others, but they all represent the default 'red' in the dashboard as, IMHO, a bit orange. I would call 'red' fire engine red which to my eye has a bit more of blood red coloring than this screen print which to me is more of fire-brush red, if you are familiar with the plant?

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**Author:** ![Nodi.Rubrum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nodi.rubrum/32/107482_2.png) [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Post date:** [30 October 2020 04:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/15 "2020-10-30T04:43:36Z")

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If anyone wonders... this is a picture of my smart plug status in NR... Teal/White ON, Teal/Black OFF, Red (cough)/Black, device OFF-LINE.

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [30 October 2020 09:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/16 "2020-10-30T09:10:16Z")

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Is it me, or does your Teal look a little greenish? 🤓

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [30 October 2020 13:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/17 "2020-10-30T13:36:13Z")

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That red is definitely red, no question about it. Perhaps your monitor or your ambient lighting is off?

Find something that looks red when you are outside on a cloudy day then hold it against the screen and take a photo.

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**Author:** ![Nodi.Rubrum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nodi.rubrum/32/107482_2.png) [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Post date:** [30 October 2020 16:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/18 "2020-10-30T16:19:23Z")

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LOL.... is this a US versus UK thing? I did notice something... it is the to some degree the browser(s). When I pull up the graphic in a paint program... the red is Red, less orange. But the same graphic in the browser has a bit more orange.

As I noted, I tried this across multiple monitors and browsers. I would say it just my 'eyes' but given the difference between the rendering via paint program versus browsers, not so.

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**Author:** ![Nodi.Rubrum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nodi.rubrum/32/107482_2.png) [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Post date:** [30 October 2020 16:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/19 "2020-10-30T16:20:53Z")

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LOL! There is SO MANY ways I could reply to that statement!

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [30 October 2020 18:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-red-on-the-dashboard-a-bit-orange/35003/20 "2020-10-30T18:07:19Z")

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So, can you photograph it? If there really is a difference, it should show up. Of course, best done with a camera that supports RAW format but if it is noticeable to the eye, it _should_ show up on a camera.

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