University of Miami students adopted burnt orange, Biscayne green, and white as their colors in 1926, the year after the university opened. These colors were chosen to symbolize the orange fruit, green leaves, and white blossoms of the Florida orange tree. Orange, green, and white are also the colors the city of Miami would also adopt in 1933. “Burnt orange” is a brownish shade of orange, and “Biscayne green” is a bright medium green color. Today the University of Miami’s orange has shifted from burnt orange to a brighter “true” orange, and its green has shifted from a Biscayne green to a darker green.