Atomic Tangerine (#FF9966)

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: 2.10:1 — vs black: 10.00:1

Color values

  • HEX #FF9966
  • RGB rgb(255, 153, 102)
  • HSL hsl(20, 100%, 70%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 40, 60, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF9966

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF9966 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Atomic Tangerine
#FF9966 Base
#66CCFF
Analogous

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

Atomic Tangerine
#FF9966 Base
#FF6680
#FFE666
Triadic

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

Atomic Tangerine
#FF9966 Base
#66FF99
#9966FF
Split-Complementary

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

Atomic Tangerine
#FF9966 Base
#66FFE6
#6680FF
Tetradic (Square)

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

Atomic Tangerine
#FF9966 Base
#80FF66
#66CCFF
#E666FF
Monochromatic

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

Atomic Tangerine
#FF9966 Base
#CC4400
#FF661A
#FF7E3D
#FFB48F
#FFCCB3
#FFEEE6
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#1A0900
#5C1F00
#9E3500
#E04B00
#FF6D24
Atomic Tangerine #FF9966 Base
#FFAA80
#FFBB99
#FFCCB3
#FFDDCC
#FFEEE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF9966. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF9966;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF9966;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF9966;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF9966,
        #66CCFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF9966,
        #66CCFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$atomic-tangerine: #FF9966;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$atomic-tangerine-r: 255;
$atomic-tangerine-g: 153;
$atomic-tangerine-b: 102;

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

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

Normal Vision #FF9966 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #BEBE60 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 #A8A867 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FF9494 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B3B3B3 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 Atomic Tangerine ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Atomic Tangerine #FF9966 Base
Light Salmon #FFA07A ΔE 3.66
Mango Tango #FF8243 ΔE 5.63
Salmon #FF8C69 ΔE 5.78
Coral #FF7F50 ΔE 6.43

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.