ORANGE

Tangerine

#FF8A3D

Conversions

HEX#FF8A3D

RGBrgb(255, 138, 61)

HSLhsl(24, 100%, 62%)

HSVhsv(24, 76%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 76%, 0%)

Copy CSS

color: #ff8a3d;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(255, 138, 61);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(24, 100%, 62%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.35 : 1

On ink blackPass · 8.16 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Tangerine

Tangerine is the hex color #FF8A3D, which translates to rgb(255, 138, 61) in RGB and hsl(24, 100%, 62%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 24 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 62 percent. That combination gives Tangerine a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Tangerine compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is coral (#FF7F50), a CIE76 distance of 13.0 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is amber-600 (#E17100), at a distance of 13.0. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Coral at 13.0. Sorted by lightness, Tangerine is number 11 of the 18 orange colors here.

Text on Tangerine

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Tangerine, led by Ink black at 8.16:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Tangerine already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Tangerine. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	4.40:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Tangerine

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Tangerine for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Tangerine

Format	Value
HEX	#FF8A3D
RGB	rgb(255, 138, 61)
HSL	hsl(24, 100%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(24, 76%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46%, 76%, 0%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.00% 0.1668 50.54)
CIELAB	lab(69.31 39.04 58.71)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.