Tangerine (#F28500)

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: 2.58:1 — vs black: 8.13:1

Color values

HEX #F28500
RGB rgb(242, 133, 0)
HSL hsl(33, 100%, 47%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 45, 100, 5 )
Websafe #FF9900

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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F28500 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Tangerine
#F28500 Base

#006DF2

Analogous

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

Tangerine
#F28500 Base

#F20C00

#E6F200

Triadic

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

Tangerine
#F28500 Base

#00F285

#8500F2

Split-Complementary

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

Tangerine
#F28500 Base

#00E6F2

#0C00F2

Tetradic (Square)

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

Tangerine
#F28500 Base

#00F20C

#006DF2

#F200E6

Monochromatic

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

Tangerine
#F28500 Base

#593100

#A65B00

#C96F00

#FF991C

#FFA940

#FFCB8C

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Tangerine, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #1A0E00

— #452600

— #703E00

— #9B5500

— #C76D00

Tangerine #F28500 Base

— #FF9C23

— #FFB254

— #FFC884

— #FFDEB5

— #FFF4E6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F28500. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F28500;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F28500;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F28500;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F28500,
        #006DF2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F28500,
        #006DF2
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$tangerine: #F28500;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$tangerine-r: 242;
$tangerine-g: 133;
$tangerine-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $tangerine;
    color: rgba($tangerine-r, $tangerine-g, $tangerine-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Tangerine appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F28500 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #AEAE00 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 #96960A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #F67D7D Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #A1A1A1 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 Tangerine ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Tangerine #F28500 Base

University Of Tennessee Orange #F77F00 ΔE 2.64

Dark Orange #FF8C00 ΔE 2.66

Fulvous #E48400 ΔE 2.97

Cadmium Orange #ED872D ΔE 3.08

How to use this color

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