#basically taichi's arc is about overcoming all of the potentially negative traits of orange

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Digimon Adventure and Colour Theory - Taichi Yagami: Orange (& Blue) [Text Source: Colours Explained]

“Cheerful and optimistic, orange is energetic, spontaneous, and dynamic. It’s a color that resonates with young people, but that can also be arrogant and prideful. It stimulates us, mentally and physically. Still, it can be superficial, insincere, and exhibitionist. At the same time, orange is an attention-getter without being too aggressive, and it conveys transformation. As an open-minded and risk-taker color that changes with the seasons, orange is uplifting, offering emotional endurance and igniting motivation in dark times.”

More information on how Taichi relates to his signature colour “orange” (and his associated colour “blue”) under the cut.

“Orange is a color of extremes. It’s a hue of polarizing opinions, you hate it, or you love it. Still, orange is a dynamic color. It evokes change, movement, and transformation, and this premise is confirmed by its presence in nature - sunsets, vegetables, and fire. The color orange is strongly associated with tropical landscapes and summer, yet it is the color of harvest and fall. 

Orange represents the changing seasons, and therefore, it is often used as a transitional color.

In the meaning of the colors, orange is vibrant, energetic, warm, and fruity. However, it can also be abrasive and insensitive. To the human eye, orange conveys warmth because its fiery undertones give the sensation of heat. Hence why it’s often depicted in scenes where fire and sun are present. Calm and yet lively, the color orange radiates and oozes with delight from its playful shades to its inviting comfort.

The color orange is a harmonious combination of red and yellow, hence why it has traits of both colors. Orange is happy and enthusiastic like yellow, but it also is a physically stimulating color full of energy like red. Orange stimulates appetite. It can trigger hunger in its reddish hues.

Orange ignites encouragement, excitement, and enthusiasm. It is a color for adventure lovers and risk-takers pushing people out of their comfort zone. It instills spontaneity and confidence, providing those who use it with the courage to face their fears. This color is social and inviting. Of all colors of the spectrum, orange is the most extroverted one. It aids in the assimilation of new ideas, freeing the spirits of their limitations and letting them be themselves. Furthermore, it stimulates social communication but without judging the introverted ones. Orange acknowledges it isn’t for everyone and reassures those who are not up for the task.

Orange is dynamic, saucy. Therefore, it’s no surprise such an intense color has negative associations as well. The color orange can be so self-confident and enthusiastic that it can become arrogant, prideful, and lack care for others. Similarly, despite its positive associations, orange can be superficial, insincere, dependent, exhibitionist, and inexpensive. It can convey a lack of serious intellectual values and awful taste.

Still, unlike its neighbors (red and yellow), orange evokes emotional responses to deal with problems. It encourages emotional strength in depressingly dark times. It helps us bounce back from despair and disappointments. After all, orange is one of the liveliest colors. It’s an uplifting spirit that ignites motivation helping us see the bright side, rejuvenating our souls. It offers a positive outlook on life.

Orange gemstones are believed to help ease depression, protect from evil thoughts, and give vitality.

Orange is a secondary color that is complementary to blue, according to the CMYK color model. Beyond that, orange is a warm color that combines perfectly with the cool blue. But it is complementary of purple, according the RGB color model.”

Meanwhile, Taichi’s associated colour (the one he is usually seen wearing) is “Blue”: 

“The most universally appealing color on the spectrum, blue, has non-polarizing traits. It is a calming and relaxing color, and it enhances cognitive skills, especially creativity.It gives a soothing sense of peacefulness, but also the impression of authority. Still, not all associations with the color blue are positive. Blue can also be fragile, depressive, impersonal, and even cold. Too much blue can be an appetite suppressant. All in all, blue is a versatile color that can fit most situations when combined with the right colors.”

To sum it all up:

There is a reason why the Crest of Courage has a literal “sun” as its symbol (whereas his Digimon partner bears the power of fire): Taichi is the sun, the adventurous, courageous main character that is either loved or hated (especially by the fandom), he is that fiery, vibrant force that drives things forward, a healthy eater, yet he is encouraging and warm and the glue that “keeps the gang together”, who inspires and leads them. While he also develops the tendency to overthink, he can usually be associated with being an extroverted person who does accept others for who they are. His overall theme is indeed “change”, coming to terms with his less desirable attributes and tendencies; being inconsiderate, arrogant, insincere towards his own feelings and thus also his friends, etc. He has to overcome negativity and depression in order to deal with all the problems at hand - even if things are not easy to balance and rather controversial. But that is what a future diplomat has to deal with anyway, right...?

It’s no surprise that blue (Yamato) and purple (Koushirou) are his complementary colours, as they’re literally complementing him perfectly. The same goes for the close bonds he shares with with red (Sora) and yellow (Takeru). Last but not least - it is also no surprise that blue is the colour he is most likely to wear. It’s his more mellow, contemplative side - both soothing and thought provoking, even it may also be more prone to depression.