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I came across this simple definition in my lesson, and I was wondering what
the difference between these statements is. Both of them have the same
meaning, "I wear orange pants". Is it a difference in assignment, or is it
negligible?
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オレンジ色のズボンを履きます　vs オレンジ色ズボンを履きます
オレンジ色 **の** ズボンを履きます is the right choice. Since オレンジ is a no-adjective, you
need to add の to make it modify a noun (ズボン).

Omission of の is allowed only when "オレンジ色ズボン" is presented as an established
set phrase. For example, we can say ピンクリボン without の because ["Pink Ribbon" is
a set phrase](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_ribbon). Please see the
following related questions.

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