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#FF9E4B Tangerine Tango

#FF9E4B is a light, vivid orange named Tangerine Tango. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 62.0% green and 29.4% blue (rgb(255, 158, 75)). Its HSL value is 28° hue, 100% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 71% yellow and 0% black. #FF9E4B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.24:1.

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Variations of #FF9E4B

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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#FF9E4B 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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#FF9E4B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF9E4B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D2BE4B
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBA842
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1A844
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D2BE4B
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0B34A
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF898C
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF966F
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBB0A3

#FF9E4B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.05:1 Very poor#FF9E4B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.24:1 Very good#FF9E4B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF9E4B in CSS

/* Tangerine Tango */
.color { color: #FF9E4B; }
.background { background-color: #FF9E4B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF9E4B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 158 75);
color: hsl(28 100% 65%);
color: oklch(0.784 0.150 58.3);

#FF9E4B FAQ

What color is #FF9E4B?

#FF9E4B is a light, vivid orange. Its closest named color is Tangerine Tango. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF9E4B?

#FF9E4B is rgb(255, 158, 75) in RGB, hsl(28, 100%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 38%, 71%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF9E4B?

The complementary color of #FF9E4B is #4BACFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF9E4B?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF9E4B: 10.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF9E4B a warm or cool color?

#FF9E4B is a warm color.