Tangerine (#F28500)

The hex code for Tangerine is #F28500. It is rgb(242, 133, 0) in RGB, hsl(33, 100%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 5%) in CMYK — a mid-tone orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F28500

HEX#F28500

RGBrgb(242, 133, 0)

HSLhsl(33, 100%, 47%)

HSVhsv(33, 100%, 95%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 5%)

OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.172 58.5)

LABlab(66.95% 38.02 73.18)

LCHlch(66.95% 82.47 62.55)

Colors Closest to Tangerine

Tangerine is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Neon Tangerine#F6890AΔE 1.45 Dark Orange#FF8C00ΔE 4.71 Princeton Orange#FF8F00ΔE 5.06 Fulvous#E48400ΔE 6.09 Orange (Color Wheel)#FF7F00ΔE 8.11 Amber (Sae/ece)#FF7E00ΔE 8.54

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#F28500 Channel Values

How Tangerine breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 242 · G 133 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 33° · S 100% · L 47%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 33° · S 100% · V 95%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 45% · Y 100% · K 5%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.58:1 vs white · 8.13:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Tangerine background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text2.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Tangerine

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Tangerine; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Tangerine

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Tangerine Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F28500

Protanopia#9F9F00

Protanomaly#C69500

Deuteranopia#B3B300

Deuteranomaly#CFA300

Tritanopia#F67D7D

Tritanomaly#F48062

Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

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Using #F28500 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--tangerine: #F28500;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F28500;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'tangerine': '#F28500' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.949, green: 0.522, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="tangerine">#F28500</color>

SVG fillfill="#F28500"

More Orange Colors

Tangerine sits in the orangefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

f2c1b0 f1e7da f2c3a1 f1ddcf f37a48 f18e37 f3c46d f0dec7 f3cfa0 f0ba94 f4a460 f0ba93 f8ddaa fcf5ee ff6700 ff9900 ffb347 ffd28f ffe5db fff4e5 bb7530 d68a59 e27b32 e88e5a

#F28500 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Tangerine?

The hex code for Tangerine is #F28500. That is rgb(242, 133, 0) in RGB, hsl(33, 100%, 47%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #F28500?

#F28500 is rgb(242, 133, 0) — red 242, green 133, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F28500?

#F28500 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F28500 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F28500 scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F28500 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F28500 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorange (#FF8C00) at a CIE76 distance of 4.71, which is very hard to tell apart.

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