Oak will always look more orange when wet. For this particular piece of wood, I ended up going back over it with an almost full-strength stain but wiping it away almost immediately. That worked very well to neutralize those orange wood hues.
Padauk is a very dense exotic wood known for its bright red to orange color. Padauk is often times mixed with other species to create color contrast within a given project. Padauk is a common and relatively inexpensive exotic wood, making it a great choice for all woodworkers.
Pine and all solid wood furniture changes over time. Natural cherry will age to a much darker, redder color over many years. So, when you have pine furniture, do not be concerned about it aging to a darker, richer golden or orange color. This is the natural process and enjoy the beauty of solid wood furniture.
Padauk: Medium to hard wood, deep orange red that ages to a deep orange brown, moderately course grain with straight to interlocking grain patterns. Found in Africa. Pecan: Heartwood tends to be light to medium brown with a red hue. Found in Texas, USA and Mexico.
Unfortunately the ageing colour is more about the type of oak used rather than the finish. UV light will eventually turn most oak orange. Keeping the light off it is the only way... not very practical. Some finishes help.
It seems many homeowners with existing red oak hardwood floors would prefer to go lighter and achieve a “white oak look” instead of the typical red oak look which tends to read orange.
As the pine wood ages, with the help of UV from the sunlight it tends to turn more of an orange colour. In a similar way, as Oak oxidises with time, it tends to darken to a very dark brown and in some cases, black.
Mahogany. Sapwood is yellowish-white to pale brown, with heartwood that varies from medium to deep red-brown, and in some heavier woods, a deep, rich red.
Osage Orange, or Yellow Wood (Maclura aurantiaca).
Pine takes on a pale yellow-orange tone after exposure to sunlight. Most finishes exacerbate the problem leaving wood which ages to a "cigarette yellow" tone. The best way to create a pale bleached effect is to treat with a thin coat of diluted White Wood Dye after sanding.
Resin and ageing
Pine is a resinous wood. This gives it a pleasant smell, but it also means that it can discolour over time. That's because the resin is still active within the wood. Over time, fresh pine takes on an orange tone.
Color/Appearance: Heartwood is golden to bright yellow, which inevitably ages to a darker medium brown with time: primarily due to exposure to ultraviolet light. See the article Preventing Color Changes in Exotic Woods for more details. Grain/Texture: Grain is straight, with a fine to medium texture.
[ awr-inj-wood, or- ] show ipa. noun. the hard, fine-grained, yellowish wood of the orange tree, used in inlaid work and fine turnery.
: the wood of the orange tree used especially in turnery and carving.
Osage Orange, Maclura pomifera, is a beautiful wood from the southern Midwest! The heartwood is golden to bright yellow, which almost certainly ages to a darker medium brown with time: primarily due to exposure to UV light.
Mahogany is a reddish-brown color. It is approximately the color of the wood mahogany. However, the wood itself, like most woods, is not uniformly the same color and is not recognized as a color by most.
Common softwood trees include redwood, spruce, yew, pine, Douglas fir and juniper. Popular hardwoods include beech, hickory, alder, maple, oak, teak, walnut, mahogany, and balsa. Yes, balsa. Note: Rather than cutting down my precious citrus trees, I looked it up: orange trees are hardwoods.
At times, the heartwood may contain red streaks. The sapwood tends to be narrow and light yellow in color. Density: Osage Orange is a very hard, heavy, tough, and resilient wood.
New walnut has a consistent dark-brown color but as it gets older, two changes occur. 1: Unlike maple and cherry, it gets lighter. 2: A rich honey color starts to come through the grain.
Teak is a natural product which can vary in colour from light to dark brown. When left outdoors any colour variations will gradually even out. Teak that has been left untreated and exposed to the elements will weather, changing from an amber colour to a beautiful silvery-grey patina.
African Blackwood
It is considered as the most expensive wood in the world because not only it is challenging to work with hand or machine tools, its trees are already near-threatened. But as expensive as it may seem, African Blackwood is worth the price.
The simplest way to neutralize orange tones in wood is to use cool colors like blues and greens. Cool colors can balance out the warmth of orange and create a more uniform look. Gray, beige, or white can also be used to tone down the intensity of the orange.
Neutral Wall Paint Colors to Update Orange Wood Tones
This includes light, subtle beiges that aren't overly warm (Benjamin Moore Muslin and Gentle Cream and Sherwin-Williams Navajo White and Softer Tan).
In plain simple English, certain colors cancel out others. Purple cancels out yellow. Blue cancels out orange.