Mango Tango (#FF8243)

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: 2.46:1 — vs black: 8.53:1

Color values

  • HEX #FF8243
  • RGB rgb(255, 130, 67)
  • HSL hsl(20, 100%, 63%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 49, 74, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF9933

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF8243 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Mango Tango
#FF8243 Base
#43C0FF
Analogous

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

Mango Tango
#FF8243 Base
#FF4362
#FFE043
Triadic

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

Mango Tango
#FF8243 Base
#43FF82
#8243FF
Split-Complementary

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

Mango Tango
#FF8243 Base
#43FFE0
#4362FF
Tetradic (Square)

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

Mango Tango
#FF8243 Base
#62FF43
#43C0FF
#E043FF
Monochromatic

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

Mango Tango
#FF8243 Base
#A93900
#F65200
#FF671A
#FF9D6C
#FFB590
#FFE8DC
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#1A0900
#551C00
#903000
#CB4400
#FF5B08
Mango Tango #FF8243 Base
#FF9864
#FFAD84
#FFC3A4
#FFD8C5
#FFEEE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF8243. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF8243;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF8243;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF8243;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF8243,
        #43C0FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF8243,
        #43C0FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$mango-tango: #FF8243;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$mango-tango-r: 255;
$mango-tango-g: 130;
$mango-tango-b: 67;

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

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

Normal Vision #FF8243 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B3B338 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 #979745 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FF7C7C Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #A5A5A5 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 Mango Tango ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Mango Tango #FF8243 Base
Orange (Crayola) #FF7538 ΔE 3.01
Coral #FF7F50 ΔE 3.79
Pumpkin #FF7518 ΔE 4.63
Vivid Tangelo #F07427 ΔE 4.88

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.