Vivid Red-tangelo (#DF6124)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.58:1 — vs black: 5.87:1

Color values

  • HEX #DF6124
  • RGB rgb(223, 97, 36)
  • HSL hsl(19, 83%, 87%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 56.5, 83.86, 12.55 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #DF6124 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Vivid Red-tangelo
#DF6124 Base
#24A2DF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Vivid Red-tangelo
#DF6124 Base
#DF2444
#DFBF24
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Vivid Red-tangelo
#DF6124 Base
#24DF61
#6124DF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Vivid Red-tangelo
#DF6124 Base
#24DFBF
#2444DF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Vivid Red-tangelo
#DF6124 Base
#44DF24
#24A2DF
#BF24DF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Vivid Red-tangelo
#DF6124 Base
#5C270E
#9F4417
#BE511C
#E47B48
#E99167
#F3C1A9
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Vivid Red-tangelo, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#160903
#3F1B09
#682C0F
#903D15
#B94F1B
Vivid Red-tangelo #DF6124 Base
#E57D4B
#EA9A73
#F0B69A
#F6D3C1
#FCEFE9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #DF6124. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #DF6124;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #DF6124;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #DF6124;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #DF6124,
        #C4E8FA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #DF6124,
        #C4E8FA
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$vivid-red-tangelo: #DF6124;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$vivid-red-tangelo-r: 223;
$vivid-red-tangelo-g: 97;
$vivid-red-tangelo-b: 36;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $vivid-red-tangelo;
    color: rgba($vivid-red-tangelo-r, $vivid-red-tangelo-g, $vivid-red-tangelo-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Vivid Red-tangelo appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #DF6124 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #95950D Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #787827 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #E15C5C Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #878787 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Vivid Red-tangelo ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Vivid Red-tangelo #DF6124 Base
Vivid Vermilion #E56024 ΔE 1.22
Flame #E25822 ΔE 2.58
Deep Carrot Orange #E9692C ΔE 2.79
Persimmon #EC5800 ΔE 3.08

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.