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#FF7733 Temptatious Tangerine

#FF7733 is a light, vivid orange named Temptatious Tangerine. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 46.7% green and 20.0% blue (rgb(255, 119, 51)). Its HSL value is 20° hue, 100% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 80% yellow and 0% black. #FF7733 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.94:1.

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Variations of #FF7733

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FF7733 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FF7733 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF7733 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 69% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFAB2F
  • Protanopia 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9E8C29
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BF8A29
  • Deuteranopia 69% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFAB2F
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D39B2E
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF5869
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF6C51
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9F9F9F
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BD968E

#FF7733 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.65:1 Very poor#FF7733 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.94:1 Very good#FF7733 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF7733 in CSS

/* Temptatious Tangerine */
.color { color: #FF7733; }
.background { background-color: #FF7733; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF7733; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 119 51);
color: hsl(20 100% 60%);
color: oklch(0.721 0.183 44.1);

#FF7733 FAQ

What color is #FF7733?

#FF7733 is a light, vivid orange. Its closest named color is Temptatious Tangerine. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF7733?

#FF7733 is rgb(255, 119, 51) in RGB, hsl(20, 100%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 53%, 80%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF7733?

The complementary color of #FF7733 is #33BBFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF7733?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF7733: 7.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF7733 a warm or cool color?

#FF7733 is a warm color.