Is orange gear a problem?

So I know I'm not the only one who does this, but if I have a piece of orange gear, I NEVER take another item to replace it unless it's another orange piece of gear which I find to look more appealing. My thought process is that this green, blue, or whatever item may be better at this point in time, but I can just change the mods, armoring and whatever in the orange piece and it will almost always be better. Am I doing it wrong or is this true for everyone? Is orange gear a problem because of this reason? Just curious on what everyone elses thoughts are.