Difference between orange and yellow?

[Normphobic]

Hello, I'm new here. About a week ago I introduced myself here and tried to meet fellow Crestie owners and figure out the morph of mine. But, the thread has had nearly 50 views and no replies, so I'm starting to think Crestie owners aren't too friendly LOL. Therefore, once again I'm asking for some advice on color/morph!

He's my first, so I don't know much about this sort of thing, and have looked at just about every webpage out there on color/morph. How exactly do you tell the difference between yellow and orange? He was a very pale yellow when I got him (I didn't know his age, but I estimated he was around 3-4 months old). He was virtually patternless too, but the older he's gotten, the more a pattern has emerged, and the deeper his color gets. I think his pattern is brindle, but I would love for someone with more expertise to let me know for sure what exactly my little guy is!
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[firecrested]

do you have a picture?

it's easy to tell yellow and orange geckos apart. Just like the difference between a yellow and orange crayon.

this is yellow

this is orange

 

[rhacoboy]

You got a nice little guy there! To me he looks like a yellow pin or reverse pinner.

 

[Normphobic]

do you have a picture?

There is a picture up there...it's the second picture I've posted of him on this forum.
I uploaded it to the gallery, so maybe you can see it now.

You got a nice little guy there! To me he looks like a yellow pin or reverse pinner.

Thanks! Really? I'll have to do some more research and compare photos lol.
But, he does look more yellow to me. He's just more vibrant than a lot of the yellow ones I've seen.

 

[firecrested]

I see it now, for some reason the pictures arent showing up for me on this thread.

She is definately a yellow. And patternless pinstripe or what some call reverse pinstripe.

 

[Calfirecap]

Your gecko is definately a yellow, and a fine one at that. Many people call their yellow geckos orange and their orange geckos red, it can be ery subjective. Also, the colors on individaul animals frequently change, especially with stress.

 

[Normphobic]

Many people call their yellow geckos orange and their orange geckos red, it can be ery subjective.

Yeah, that's why I was so confused. I've seen many the same color as mine being called orange, and read that yellows were a pastel color, so I didn't know for sure!

 

[niccoliherp]

I agree with Califirecap, people call their geckos all kinds of things. Really, you need to decide for yourself what color it is when shopping around. I would say yours is yellow (very nice, by the way). I pretty much agree with everyone about the patterning, reverse pin with a bit of pin striping. Crested gecko colors and morphs are very subjective, it just depends who you're talking to. Califirecap basically said all of this already, but I thought I'd back it up.

 

[Normphobic]

I would say yours is yellow (very nice, by the way). I pretty much agree with everyone about the patterning, reverse pin with a bit of pin striping.

Thanks! I definitely think he's yellow.

 

[Nnementh]

He's beautiful! It's so crazy, he looks sooo similar to my new gecko! They could almost be twins except for a size difference!

 

[Normphobic]

He's beautiful! It's so crazy, he looks sooo similar to my new gecko! They could almost be twins except for a size difference!

Really? I want to see it! How old is your gecko?

 

[ciliatus]

Hmm well, what most people call orange looks yellow to me, and what most people call red seems orange to me. But perhaps thats just me.

This is my orange girl:

regards

Ingo

 

[Nnementh]

(Hopefully this works) This is the picture the breeder had posted since my camera is broken. I think hes a little darker than yours but the pattern on the tail is very similar!