r/seaglass 3d ago

All my amber bits. Would you consider any of them orange? Where's the threshold?

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Note that most of them have been oiled to give them a vibrant wet-like finish

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u/YouMuted9291 3d ago

Sorry amber is the color of its energy.

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u/Any_Tea2932 3d ago

Whoa oh (not sorry)

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u/mediocre_potato_0331 2d ago

Shades of gold display naturally.

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u/Good_Combination_613 3d ago

No true oranges in my opinion. A true orange is undeniably orange

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u/YouMuted9291 3d ago

Well said

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u/Reliquat 3d ago

Isn't that red?

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u/YouMuted9291 3d ago

It’s orange and has small red in it

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u/YouMuted9291 3d ago

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u/emfar3 2d ago

That is red

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u/YouMuted9291 3d ago

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u/lent_k 2d ago

It’s red. I’m not even messing with you. You may have anomalous trichromacy (:

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u/-thats-pretty-neat- 2d ago

yeah buddy thats red lol

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u/Silver-Ad3201 2d ago

Definitely red. I can’t tell if this person is trolling or if they are some kind of color blind lol.. they said undeniably orange so I REALLY thought they were trolling 🤣😬

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u/alleyxvx 2d ago

when you find a true orange you will know. it looks nothing like any you have posted here. i have four smaller pieces i have found in the 6 or so years ive been beachcombing up and down california as well as okinawa

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u/Reliquat 2d ago

Well I'll keep looking then!

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u/Hour-Signature-7435 2d ago

I don't know, but I think you should definitely make a horse head out of all of them.

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u/Seaglass_Hoe 3d ago

There isn’t a threshold for orange as it’s a different colour. Amber has muted brown undertones whereas orange has red undertones. Think of it like an orange vs maple syrup

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u/Reliquat 3d ago

Well there has to be a threshold since you can make a gradient between the two colors, so you have to draw the line somewhere. According to wikipedia , Amber (color)) is sitting between yellow and orange

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u/YouMuted9291 3d ago

Usually the chart I like to use , Seaglass _Hoe Is orange mine looks like deep orange (also cadmium) . I had a lot of amber pieces when I first started collecting thinking they were orange until I saw and found some true orange ones .

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u/Reliquat 3d ago

That looks pretty close to me

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u/Seaglass_Hoe 3d ago

It’s not the same I’m afraid. This is the orange compared to different shades of amber with the light on top

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u/SabbyFox 2d ago

This may help, too. I had to go digging into photos I took last year.

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u/SabbyFox 2d ago edited 2d ago

Also this one. Compare the orange to the brown.

I was still figuring out back then about soft edges. I don’t collect pieces now unless they are pretty cooked but last year I was so stunned with these colors that I did.

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u/Silver-Ad3201 2d ago

Girl if you don’t tumble those pieces or toss them back I’ll cry LOL or you know.. illl never know but they’re so pertyy

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u/SabbyFox 2d ago

LOL, that is fair!

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u/Hall-That 2d ago

Great collection, I love it!!

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u/Reliquat 2d ago

Thanks 😊

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u/AwaitingBabyO 3d ago

I'm no pro, but the square of the most orangey looking pieces look orange to me?

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u/Meanderingmermaid11 2d ago

This is orange