#FB8500 · near Tangerine

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#FB8500 (RGB 251, 133, 0) is a medium, highly saturated orange, closest to Tangerine and near Carrot and Pumpkin. Orange suggests warmth, friendliness and optimism; it feels approachable and playful, which makes #FB8500 a natural choice for buttons, food packaging, kids and outdoor brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 73% lightness and 0.18 chroma at hue 56°.

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HEX#FB8500
RGBrgb(251, 133, 0)
HSLhsl(32, 100%, 49%)
CMYK0, 47, 100, 2
CSS var--tangerine
Contrast2.48:1 white · 8.46:1 black

Similar named colors

Tangerine #F28500Carrot #ED9121Pumpkin #FF7518Honey #EB9605Coral #FF7F50

How to use #FB8500

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FB8500 (8.46:1); white text does not (2.48:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FB8500 with its analogous neighbors #FA0800 and #F2FA00; for contrast use its complement #0075FA as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--tangerine: #FB8500;

Color card

#FB8500 hex color card: near Tangerine, RGB 251, 133, 0
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Shades & tints

#321B00#643500#975000#C96A00#FB8500#FC9D33#FDB666#FDCE99#FEE7CC

Color harmonies for #FB8500

Complementary

#FB8500#0075FA

Analogous

#FB8500#FA0800#F2FA00

Triadic

#FB8500#00FA85#8500FA

Split complementary

#FB8500#00F2FA#0800FA

Tetradic

#FB8500#00FA08#0075FA#FA00F2

Palettes with #FB8500