Vivid Tangerine (#FFA089)

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: 1.97:1 — vs black: 10.64:1

Color values

  • HEX #FFA089
  • RGB rgb(255, 160, 137)
  • HSL hsl(11, 100%, 76%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 37, 46, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF9999

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFA089 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Vivid Tangerine
#FFA089 Base
#89E8FF
Analogous

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

Vivid Tangerine
#FFA089 Base
#FF89AD
#FFDB89
Triadic

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

Vivid Tangerine
#FFA089 Base
#89FFA0
#A089FF
Split-Complementary

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

Vivid Tangerine
#FFA089 Base
#89FFDB
#89ADFF
Tetradic (Square)

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

Vivid Tangerine
#FFA089 Base
#ADFF89
#89E8FF
#DB89FF
Monochromatic

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

Vivid Tangerine
#FFA089 Base
#EF2F00
#FF623C
#FF7F60
#FFC1B2
#FFDED5
#FFEAE6
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#1A0500
#631300
#AC2200
#F53000
#FF6540
Vivid Tangerine #FFA089 Base
#FFAF9B
#FFBEAE
#FFCDC1
#FFDCD3
#FFEAE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFA089. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFA089;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFA089;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFA089;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFA089,
        #89E8FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFA089,
        #89E8FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$vivid-tangerine: #FFA089;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$vivid-tangerine-r: 255;
$vivid-tangerine-g: 160;
$vivid-tangerine-b: 137;

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

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

Normal Vision #FFA089 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #C2C285 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 #AEAE8A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FF9D9D Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B8B8B8 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 Tangerine ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Vivid Tangerine #FFA089 Base
Light Salmon #FFA07A ΔE 4.70
Dark Salmon #E9967A ΔE 4.77
Salmon #FF8C69 ΔE 5.83
Coral Pink #F88379 ΔE 7.66

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.