Which came first, the discovery of the fruit, oranges, or the invention of the color orange?

The fruit orange came before the color.

The color orange originated around the 1500s when the fruit started more commonly appearing in fruit stands at markets. Before, orange was commonly known as a lighter shade of red. In surveys taken in America and Europe, people associated amusement, the unconventional, warmth, fire, energy, activity, danger, taste, aroma, and autumn with the color orange.

The word orange originated from the old French word for fruit, 'pomme d'orenge'. The orange is called a citrus fruit, a family of different fruit that includes lemons, limes, grapefruits, and many more. Oranges originated in Asia in what is now southeast China. In the mid-1500s one of the early Spanish explorers, likely the famous Ponce de Leon, planted the first orange trees around what is now St. Augustine, Florida. The climate was perfect for the oranges and they multiplied across the state. Today, Florida is known for its orange farming and orange products.