Tangerine Twist 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 | #0752e4 |
| Complementary Color | #1a65f8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tangerine Twist Color. The Moon Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gold Tooth (#dbb40c) for more calm effect. Try Toucan Gentleman as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1a65f8 is the best complementary color to Tangerine Twist. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8ad1b 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 Sun are #f83e1a and #d4f81a. Thus found on the left and right of #f8ad1b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pomegranate and Electric Lime colors as they work well with Tangerine Twist.
The split-complementary Tangerine Twist palette consists of #3e1af8 and #1ad4f8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1a65f8). Try Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f8ad1b, 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 #f8ad1b 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 Twist. Thus Electric Violet and Spring Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tangerine Twist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8ad1b 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 Twist tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1a65f8) and two others. The Spring Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Razzmatazz – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1af8ac and #f81a65.
In a RGB color space, hex #f8ad1b is made of 55% red, 39% green and 6% blue. In a HSL mode Tangerine Twist has a hue angle of 39.64°, a saturation of 94.04% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8ad1b is made of 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 86.66% yellow and 2.75% black ink.
| HEX | #f8ad1b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(248,173,27) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 39%, 6% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.41, 86.66, 2.75 |
| HSL | hsl(39.64,94.04%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.64,89.11%,97.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.0218,17.0934,75.4725) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8528,49.9227,7.8346) |