Tangerine Skin is vibrant, 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 | #0d7aff |
| Complementary Color | #006cf2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.98° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tangerine Skin Color. The Pico Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Yamabuki Gold (#ffa400) for more calm effect. Try Mad For Mango as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#006cf2 is the best complementary color to Tangerine Skin. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f28500 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tangerine are #f20c00 and #e5f200. Thus found on the left and right of #f28500 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red and Chartreuse Yellow colors as they work well with Tangerine Skin.
The split-complementary Tangerine Skin palette consists of #0b00f2 and #00e5f2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#006cf2). Try Blue and Cyan / Aqua colors in combination with #f28500, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #f28500 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 Skin. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tangerine Skin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Green, and Magenta / Fuchsia split by 90° on the color wheel. #f28500 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tangerine Skin tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#006cf2) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rose – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00f285 and #f2006d.
In a RGB color space, hex #f28500 is made of 65% red, 35% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Tangerine Skin has a hue angle of 32.98°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f28500 is made of 0% cyan, 42.74% magenta, 94.9% yellow and 5.1% black ink.
| HEX | #f28500 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(242,133,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 65%, 35%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 42.74, 94.9, 5.1 |
| HSL | hsl(32.98,100%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.98,100%,94.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.2534,35.1732,72.6192) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0055,35.6523,4.5095) |