Tangelo (#F94D00)

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: 3.45:1 — vs black: 6.09:1

Color values

  • HEX #F94D00
  • RGB rgb(249, 77, 0)
  • HSL hsl(18, 100%, 48%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 69, 100, 2 )
  • Websafe #FF6600
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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 #F94D00 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Tangelo
#F94D00 Base
#00ACF9
Analogous

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

Tangelo
#F94D00 Base
#F90030
#F9C900
Triadic

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

Tangelo
#F94D00 Base
#00F94D
#4D00F9
Split-Complementary

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

Tangelo
#F94D00 Base
#00F9C9
#0030F9
Tetradic (Square)

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

Tangelo
#F94D00 Base
#30F900
#00ACF9
#C900F9
Monochromatic

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

Tangelo
#F94D00 Base
#601E00
#AC3500
#D04000
#FF6723
#FF8046
#FFB493
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #1A0800
— #461600
— #732400
— #A03100
— #CC3F00
Tangelo #F94D00 Base
— #FF6B29
— #FF8C58
— #FFAC87
— #FFCDB6
— #FFEDE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F94D00. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F94D00;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F94D00;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F94D00;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F94D00,
        #00ACF9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F94D00,
        #00ACF9
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$tangelo: #F94D00;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$tangelo-r: 249;
$tangelo-g: 77;
$tangelo-b: 0;

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

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

Normal Vision #F94D00 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #9B9B00 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 #72720D Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FA4848 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #8A8A8A 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 Tangelo ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Tangelo #F94D00 Base
International Orange #FF4F00 ΔE 1.24
Orioles Orange #FB4F14 ΔE 1.59
Orange Red #FF4500 ΔE 1.65
Willpower Orange #FD5800 ΔE 2.62

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.