Why are coats/parkas worn in Antarctica typically red/orange?

Question

Thinking in terms of heat absorption, wouldn’t black or darker colours be more appropriate, or at those temperatures would such an effect be too minimal to even consider?

Is it therefore for visibility, or is it just the colour of the uniform of the researchers/scientists?

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Answer 1

In the arctic tundra dark colours like blacks or browns could be mistaken from a distance for a rock if lying on ground in need of assistance but orange and reds arent seen in that area therefore a red/orange mound on the ground is likely to be a person.