Tangerine Haze Color

#de8417

Tangerine Haze is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #217be8
Complementary Color #1771de
Color Shade: orange (32.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.04% (better contrasting with white)
Tangerine Haze Color Sample
Tangerine Haze Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #de8417

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tangerine Haze Color. The Citrus Blast color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bourbon (#ba6f1e) for more calm effect. Try Russet Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1771de is the best complementary color to Tangerine Haze. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #de8417 complementary color is Denim, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Golden Bell are #de2017 and #d4de17. Thus found on the left and right of #de8417 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Alizarin Crimson and Barberry colors as they work well with Tangerine Haze.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tangerine Haze palette consists of #2017de and #17d4de colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1771de). Try Persian Blue and Java colors in combination with #de8417, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #de8417 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tangerine Haze. Thus Electric Violet and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tangerine Haze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Denim, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #de8417 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tangerine Haze tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1771de) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Denim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #17de84 and #de1770.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #de8417 is made of 59% red, 35% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Tangerine Haze has a hue angle of 32.86°, a saturation of 81.22% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #de8417 is made of 0% cyan, 35.3% magenta, 78.04% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #de8417
RGB Decimal rgb(222,132,23)
RGB Percentage 59%, 35%, 6%
CMYK 0, 35.3, 78.04, 12.94
HSL hsl(32.86,81.22%,48.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.86,89.64%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.4205,27.7177,65.4335)
XYZ xyz(38.5301,32.094,4.9746)
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