Information about Tangerine color
Basic facts about this digital color
A pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange, #F28500 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 practically indistinguishable from University Of Tennessee Orange (#F77F00). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Saffron Gold (#F08F00) and Fanta Orange (#FF8300).
In RGB terms — rgb(242, 133, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F28500: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Tangerine" in the Register.
Tangerine color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Tangerine color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Tangerine color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Tangerine color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Tangerine color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Tangerine color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Tangerine
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#F77F00
#F08F00
#FF8300
#FF8000
#E48400
#FF8B00
#FF8C00
#FD7C07
#FF8B08
#FF7D07
#FF7A00
#FF7800
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#F28500
- RGB242, 133, 0
- CMYK0, 43, 95, 5
- CSSrgb(242, 133, 0)
- HSL33°, 100%, 47%
- HSL Precise32.975°, 100%, 47.451%
- HSV33°, 100%, 95%
- HSB33°, 100%, 95%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
- GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.522, 0.000)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.522, 0.000, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.522, 0.000)
- Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDF28500
- DECIMAL ID15893760
- Name Length9
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- Counting from2025-01-01
