Information about Dark Tangerine color

#FFA812 - Dark Tangerine color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FFA812 ("Dark Tangerine") belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 168, 18) — 100% red, 65.9% green, 7.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 34 / 93 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FFA812 reads as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Yellowish Orange (#FFAB0F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cadmium Yellow Light (#FFB00F) and Real Racing Roots Yellow (#FAB217).

The recipe behind #FFA812 is rgb(255, 168, 18), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FFA812: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. The name "Dark Tangerine" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Dark Tangerine color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Dark Tangerine color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Dark Tangerine

#FFA812
#FFBA43

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#FFCB72

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#FFDCA1

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#FFEDD0

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White

#FFFFFF

Dark Tangerine color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Dark Tangerine

#FFA812
#DC8B00

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#A56800

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#6E4500

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#372200

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Black

#000000

Dark Tangerine color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Dark Tangerine

#FFA812
#E7A128

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#CE993C

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#B49052

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#9A8868

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Grey

#808080

Dark Tangerine color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#3BFF14

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#99FF14

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#F7FF14

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Dark Tangerine

#FFA812
#FF4B14

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#FF143B

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#FF1499

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Dark Tangerine color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#FFA812
Dark Tangerine

#FFA812

#146AFF
#146AFF

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#FFA812
Dark Tangerine

#FFA812

#3414FF
#3414FF

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#14E0FF
#14E0FF

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#E0FF14
#E0FF14

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#FFA812
Dark Tangerine

#FFA812

#FF3414
#FF3414

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#FFA812
Dark Tangerine

#FFA812

#14FFA9
#14FFA9

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#A914FF
#A914FF

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#FFA812
Dark Tangerine

#FFA812

#6AFF14
#6AFF14

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#146AFF
#146AFF

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#A914FF
#A914FF

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#FFA812
Dark Tangerine

#FFA812

#14FF34
#14FF34

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#146AFF
#146AFF

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#FF14E0
#FF14E0

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Nearest named colors to Dark Tangerine

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Yellowish Orange color link
Yellowish Orange

#FFAB0F

Cadmium Yellow Light color link
Cadmium Yellow Light

#FFB00F

Real Racing Roots Yellow color link
Real Racing Roots Yellow

#FAB217

Squash color link
Squash

#F2AB15

Kumquat color link
Kumquat

#FB9912

Mastercard Yellow color link
Mastercard Yellow

#F79E1B

Spanish Yellow color link
Spanish Yellow

#F6B511

Lithuania Yellow color link
Lithuania Yellow

#FDB913

Orangey Yellow color link
Orangey Yellow

#FDB915

Aureoline Yellow color link
Aureoline Yellow

#FFA824

Chrome Yellow color link
Chrome Yellow

#FFA700

Cheese color link
Cheese

#FFA600

Dark Tangerine color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFA812
  • RGB255, 168, 18
  • CMYK0, 34, 93, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 168, 18)
  • HSL38°, 100%, 54%
  • HSL Precise37.975°, 100%, 53.529%
  • HSV38°, 93%, 100%
  • HSB38°, 93%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.659, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.659, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.659, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFFA812
  • DECIMAL ID16754706
  • Name Length14
  • This page visited18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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