Equal amounts of yellow and red combined will give you a proper orange color. Adding a little more yellow will lighten the mixture to achieve a bright orange shade. But adding a slight redder will make it a darker orange color, the shade you see in our Dark Orange cursor pack. Some say this shade of orange symbolizes negative emotions such as selfishness, pride, or aggression, while others characterize this color with autumn, evoking a feeling of warmth and comfort.