While it might seem that black and orange have been around forever as the “official” colors of Halloween, that’s not the case, according to Lisa Morton, author of “Trick or Treat: A ...

Unsurprisingly, it's many of those Thanksgiving colors that have come to represent the holiday, much like red and green symbolize Christmas and black and orange are the hues of Halloween.

Halloween Colors: The History and Meaning Behind Orange, Black, Purple and Green Here's when — and why — these hues became linked to the spookiest day of the year ...