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Tangerine color: #f28500

Tangerine is #f28500, rgb(242, 133, 0) in RGB and oklch(72.21% 0.17194 58.498) in OKLCH. Every other format, shades, matching colors and palettes are below.

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33°
100%

72.2%
0.172
58°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • orange-400
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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Questions about Tangerine

What is the hex code for Tangerine?

The hex code for Tangerine is #f28500. In RGB it is rgb(242, 133, 0), in HSL hsl(32.98, 100%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.21% 0.17194 58.498).

What colors go well with Tangerine?

Its complementary color is #00b1ff. For a calmer look, pair it with the analogous colors #ff7465 and #d09d00. Ready palettes with Tangerine are shown on this page.

Is Tangerine a warm or cool color?

Tangerine is a warm color with an OKLCH hue of 58 degrees.

What text color is readable on Tangerine?

Black text is more readable on Tangerine: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

About #f28500

#f28500 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.172 chroma and a hue of 58°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.13:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Tangerine Skin (#f28500). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #f28500 mixed with white

  1. f28500

Darker: #f28500 mixed with black

  1. f28500

Calmer: #f28500 with less saturation

  1. f28500

Similar named colors

  • Tangerine Skin#f28500

Colors that go with #f28500

Complementary
#f28500
Analogous
#f28500
Triadic
#f28500
Split
#f28500