The high-visibility color is commonly used in hunting contexts and for construction site safety.

[citation needed] The closest CIE color point that is still in the sRGB gamut is x = 0.54091, y = 0.40869, Y% = 30.05, corresponding to the sRGB-255 coordinates (232, 118, 0).

Safety orange is the color usually used in the United States for traffic cones (starting in 1961[2]), stanchions, barrels, and other construction zone marking devices.

Hunter orange is also the color of hats, caps, and other safety wear required to be worn while hunting in most US states.

In Hong Kong, some Government Flying Service's aircraft and helicopters are painted in safety orange.