Young Tangerine is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #005b8b |
| Complementary Color | #73ceff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Young Tangerine Color. The Vintage Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blushing Apricot (#fbbca7) for more calm effect. Try Double Dragon Skin as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#73ceff is the best complementary color to Young Tangerine. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffa474 complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hit Pink are #ff7389 and #ffe973. Thus found on the left and right of #ffa474 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brink Pink and Kournikova colors as they work well with Young Tangerine.
The split-complementary Young Tangerine palette consists of #7389ff and #73ffe9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#73ceff). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ffa474, 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 #ffa474 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Young Tangerine. Thus Heliotrope and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Young Tangerine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffa474 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Young Tangerine tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#73ceff) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hot Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73ffa4 and #ff73ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffa474 is made of 48% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Young Tangerine has a hue angle of 20.72°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 72.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffa474 is made of 0% cyan, 35.69% magenta, 54.51% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffa474 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,164,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 31%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 35.69, 54.51, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(20.72,100%,72.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.72,54.51%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.496,28.9078,38.7176) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.6678,49.0719,22.9554) |