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Tangerine Mist Vivid
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Tangerine Mist Vivid

Orange · Hue 25
Metrics
S 74% · L 90%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1.2:1Failon black16.8:1AA
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About this color

Tangerine Mist Vivid (#F8E2D3) belongs to the orange family — hue 25°, 74% saturation, 90% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-tangerine-mist-vivid: #F8E2D3;
  --colorarchive-tangerine-mist-vivid-hsl: hsl(25, 74%, 90%);
  --colorarchive-tangerine-mist-vivid-rgb: rgb(248, 226, 211);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

CheerfulApproachableWarm
Common in

Children's Products · Wellness · Social Apps

Pairs well with

Soft teal for playful contrast, warm white for minimalism

Design tip

Perfect for onboarding screens and friendly UI. Light oranges feel welcoming without the intensity of pure orange.

Cultural context ▶

Peach and apricot tones are associated with friendliness and optimism. In many Asian cultures, orange symbolizes happiness.

Color Origins

Orange family

Citrus, fire, and a color named after a fruit.

Heritage

Orange is unusual: in English the color was named after the fruit, not the other way around — the fruit's name arrived in the 14th century, but until the 16th century this hue was simply 'yellow-red'. Earlier pigments included realgar (toxic), saffron (priceless), and orpiment. Cadmium orange, introduced in the 19th century, gave painters from the Impressionists onward a stable, brilliant orange — though cadmium is itself toxic.

Across cultures

In Hindu and Buddhist tradition saffron orange marks renunciation — the robe of Hindu sannyasis and of Theravada monks. The Dutch House of Orange-Nassau gave the Netherlands a national identity color, still worn at football matches and on King's Day. In Ireland, orange is the Protestant counterpart to green's Catholic association — the country's flag literally encodes the divide. Halloween's orange-and-black is a 20th-century American invention that has since gone global.

In the wild

Hermès orange is a brand asset traceable to a 1942 wartime cardboard shortage. Penguin Books color-coded its early paperbacks by genre — orange meant general fiction. Nickelodeon, Fanta, and easyJet all use orange, which reads playful and consumer-friendly while staying outside the more crowded red and yellow lanes. NASA's shuttle-era launch-and-entry suits were International Orange so rescue crews could spot astronauts after a bailout over the ocean.

How it reads

Orange is warm without the urgency of red. It signals appetite (used heavily in fast food), creativity, and approachability. At low saturation it becomes terracotta, rust, or apricot — earthy palettes for hospitality and craft. At high saturation it reads as a sport, energy drink, or warning hazard. Orange and teal is a familiar modern film-grade pairing; the contrast between warm skin tones and cool shadows is engineered for it.

This particular tone

An almost luminous high-key tone — at this saturation and brightness, the color borders on neon. Use sparingly; it overpowers most companions.

Lightness band: At this lightness the hue almost recedes into the surface around it — useful for backgrounds, hover states, and any surface where the color should suggest a mood without competing with content.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #F8E2D3.

  • Aesopneutral
    Cream Paper · #EFE4D2
    →
  • Glossierprimary
    Glossier Pink · #F8D6CD
    →
  • Anthropicneutral
    Light Gray · #E8E6DC
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #F8E2D3.

  • IrelandAran Cream
    #F0E8D2 · Undyed Aran wool sweater tradition
    →
  • MoroccoAtlas White
    #F2EAD3 · Lime-washed walls
    →
  • EgyptLinen Cream
    #EDE0C8 · Bleached Nile flax
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using orange and color in design.

Color TheoryWarm Color Palette Guide: Reds, Oranges, Yellows, and Their NeutralsColor History1970s Earth Tone Colors: Harvest Gold, Avocado Green & Burnt Orange PalettesAccessibilityAccessible Color Design: Beyond WCAG Contrast Ratios

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Tangerine Whisper Vivid
#FBEEE4 · hsl(25, 74%, 94%)
Darker companion
Tangerine Pearl Vivid
#F4D1B8 · hsl(25, 74%, 84%)
Complementary counterpoint
Steel Mist Vivid
#D3E9F8 · hsl(205, 74%, 90%)
Analogous lead
Amber Mist Vivid
#F8F2D3 · hsl(50, 74%, 90%)
Analogous echo
Crimson Mist Vivid
#F8D3D3 · hsl(0, 74%, 90%)
Triadic +120°
Celadon Mist Vivid
#D3F8E2 · hsl(145, 74%, 90%)
Triadic +240°
Orchid Mist Vivid
#DFD3F8 · hsl(260, 74%, 90%)
Split-comp +150°
Cyan Mist Vivid
#D3F8F5 · hsl(175, 74%, 90%)
Split-comp +210°
Indigo Mist Vivid
#D3D9F8 · hsl(230, 74%, 90%)
Export preview
Base: Tangerine Mist Vivid #F8E2D3
Lighter companion: Tangerine Whisper Vivid #FBEEE4
Darker companion: Tangerine Pearl Vivid #F4D1B8
Complementary counterpoint: Steel Mist Vivid #D3E9F8
Analogous lead: Amber Mist Vivid #F8F2D3
Analogous echo: Crimson Mist Vivid #F8D3D3
Triadic +120°: Celadon Mist Vivid #D3F8E2
Triadic +240°: Orchid Mist Vivid #DFD3F8
Split-comp +150°: Cyan Mist Vivid #D3F8F5
Split-comp +210°: Indigo Mist Vivid #D3D9F8

Compare

See how Tangerine Mist Vivid compares side by side with related colors.

vsTangerine Whisper VividvsTangerine Pearl VividvsSteel Mist VividvsAmber Mist VividvsCrimson Mist VividvsCeladon Mist Vivid

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Tangerine Whisper Vivid
#FBEEE4 · hsl(25, 74%, 94%)
Nearby match
Tangerine Pearl Vivid
#F4D1B8 · hsl(25, 74%, 84%)
Nearby match
Tangerine Mist Bright
#FBE2D0 · hsl(25, 84%, 90%)
Nearby match
Ember Mist Vivid
#F8DFD3 · hsl(20, 74%, 90%)
Nearby match
Coral Mist Vivid
#F8E6D3 · hsl(30, 74%, 90%)
Nearby match
Tangerine Veil Vivid
#FEF9F6 · hsl(25, 74%, 98%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.4:1
Steel Shadow Faint
#40494F
AAA7.3:1
Steel Shadow Muted
#3B4A54
AAA7.4:1
Steel Shadow Dust
#354A5A
AAA7.3:1
Steel Shadow Soft
#2F4B60
AAA7.1:1
Steel Shadow Clear
#214E6E
AAA10.1:1
Steel Nocturne Faint
#2E3438

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#F0F2D8
Protanopia
#EFEFD7
Tritanopia
#F7DADA
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Tangerine Mist Faint#E8E5E3 · hsl(25, 10%, 90%)Tangerine Mist Muted#EAE5E1 · hsl(25, 18%, 90%)Tangerine Mist Dust#ECE4DF · hsl(25, 26%, 90%)Tangerine Mist Soft#EEE4DD · hsl(25, 34%, 90%)Tangerine Mist Clear#F3E3D8 · hsl(25, 54%, 90%)Tangerine Mist Vivid#F8E2D3 · hsl(25, 74%, 90%)Tangerine Mist Bright#FBE2D0 · hsl(25, 84%, 90%)Tangerine Mist Pure#FDE2CE · hsl(25, 92%, 90%)
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