Why are my gas burner flames high and orange?

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

1. 1
   Restarting the pilot light per manufacturer recommendations
2. 2
   Removing the inspection cover to check if increased airflow clears up the color

In their words

Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.