Tangerine color: code #F28500

Tangerine

#F28500

Color codes

  • HEX#F28500
  • RGBrgb(242, 133, 0)
  • HSLhsl(33, 100%, 47%)
  • HSVhsv(33, 100%, 95%)
  • CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 5%)
  • LABlab(66.3% 35.2 72.6)
  • OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.172 58.5)

About the color Tangerine

Tangerine has the HEX code #F28500, which corresponds to rgb(242, 133, 0) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 33°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness (hsl(33, 100%, 47%)).

Because of its hue it reads as a warm color: it tends to feel energetic and close, and it visually “advances” in a composition.

As a background it calls for dark text: black reaches a 8.13:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 2.58:1 for white.

For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 5%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.

Lighter tints

Darker shades

Color combinations with Tangerine

Complementary

#F28500 · #006CF0

Analogous

#F00C00 · #F28500 · #E4F000

Triadic

#F28500 · #00F084 · #8400F0

Tetradic

#F28500 · #00F00C · #006CF0 · #F000E4

Split-complementary

#F28500 · #00E4F0 · #0C00F0

Monochromatic

#703E00 · #BD6800 · #F28500 · #FFA83D · #FFCA8A

Tangerine with white and black text

White text Aa Bb Cc 123
2.58:1 · fails WCAG
Black text Aa Bb Cc 123
8.13:1 · AAA

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How to use it in CSS

:root {
  --color-tangerine: #F28500;
  --color-tangerine-rgb: 242, 133, 0;
}

.elemento {
  background-color: var(--color-tangerine);
  color: #000000;
}