Vivid Tangerine is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #00667f |
| Complementary Color | #80e6ff |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Vivid Tangerine Color. The Petula color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Porcellana (#ffbfab) for more calm effect. Try Boredom Buster as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#80e6ff is the best complementary color to Vivid Tangerine. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ff9980 complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Vivid Tangerine are #ff80a6 and #ffd880. Thus found on the left and right of #ff9980 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tickle Me Pink and Grandis colors as they work well with Vivid Tangerine.
The split-complementary Vivid Tangerine palette consists of #80a6ff and #80ffd8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80e6ff). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ff9980, 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 #ff9980 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Vivid Tangerine. Thus Heliotrope and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vivid Tangerine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff9980 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Vivid Tangerine tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#80e6ff) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blush Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80ff99 and #ff80e5.
In a RGB color space, hex #ff9980 is made of 48% red, 29% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Vivid Tangerine has a hue angle of 11.81°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff9980 is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ff9980 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,153,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 29%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 40, 49.8, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(11.81,100%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.81,49.8%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.2859,35.6257,29.4734) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.5275,45.601,26.2446) |