Dark Tangerine (#FFA812)

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: 1.93:1 — vs black: 10.86:1

Color values

  • HEX #FFA812
  • RGB rgb(255, 168, 18)
  • HSL hsl(38, 100%, 53%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 34, 93, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF9900

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFA812 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Dark Tangerine
#FFA812 Base
#1269FF
Analogous

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

Dark Tangerine
#FFA812 Base
#FF3212
#DFFF12
Triadic

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

Dark Tangerine
#FFA812 Base
#12FFA8
#A812FF
Split-Complementary

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

Dark Tangerine
#FFA812 Base
#12DFFF
#3212FF
Tetradic (Square)

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

Dark Tangerine
#FFA812 Base
#12FF32
#1269FF
#FF12DF
Monochromatic

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

Dark Tangerine
#FFA812 Base
#784C00
#C47C00
#E89300
#FFB73B
#FFC45E
#FFE0AB
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#1A1000
#4B2F00
#7C4F00
#AE6E00
#DF8D00
Dark Tangerine #FFA812 Base
#FFB83C
#FFC767
#FFD791
#FFE6BB
#FFF6E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFA812. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFA812;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFA812;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFA812;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFA812,
        #1269FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFA812,
        #1269FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-tangerine: #FFA812;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-tangerine-r: 255;
$dark-tangerine-g: 168;
$dark-tangerine-b: 18;

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

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

Normal Vision #FFA812 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #C7C700 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 #B4B417 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FF9E9E Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #BABABA 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 Dark Tangerine ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Tangerine #FFA812 Base
Chrome Yellow #FFA700 ΔE 0.49
Orange #FFA500 ΔE 0.84
Vivid Orange Peel #FFA000 ΔE 2.50
Orange Peel #FF9F00 ΔE 2.85

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.