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Tangerine Nocturne Vivid
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Tangerine Nocturne Vivid

Orange · Hue 25
Metrics
S 74% · L 20%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white11.6:1AAon black1.8:1Fail
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About this color

Tangerine Nocturne Vivid (#592D0D) belongs to the orange family — hue 25°, 74% saturation, 20% 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-nocturne-vivid: #592D0D;
  --colorarchive-tangerine-nocturne-vivid-hsl: hsl(25, 74%, 20%);
  --colorarchive-tangerine-nocturne-vivid-rgb: rgb(89, 45, 13);
}

AI Color Names

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

Design Context

EarthyArtisanalGrounded
Common in

Coffee & Bakery · Craft & Handmade · Outdoor Gear

Pairs well with

Olive green, warm cream, or slate gray for organic, natural palettes

Design tip

Great for artisanal brands and rustic interfaces. Combines well with textured backgrounds and serif typography.

Cultural context ▶

Burnt orange and terra cotta evoke earthiness, autumn, and craftsmanship. Popular in Southwestern and Mediterranean design.

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

A jewel tone — saturated and dark at once. This is the register of velvet, deep enamel, and old-world luxury.

Lightness band: At this depth the hue starts behaving like a neutral — it can substitute for black in many contexts while still carrying a faint chromatic temperature. It pairs especially well with off-whites and warm metallics.

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 #592D0D.

  • Aesopprimary
    Aesop Amber · #5C2E1F
    →
  • Xiaohongshu 小红书neutral
    Slate Text · #333333
    →
  • JD.com 京东neutral
    Slate · #333333
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #592D0D.

  • France (Paris)Bordeaux Wine
    #5C2E2A · Bordeaux region red wine
    →
  • VietnamPho Broth Brown
    #5C3A21 · Anise-and-cinnamon star, slow simmer
    →
  • IrelandPeat Brown
    #604024 · Cut turf bog, Mayo + Connemara
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using orange and color in design.

Color History1970s Earth Tone Colors: Harvest Gold, Avocado Green & Burnt Orange PalettesColor TheoryWarm Color Palette Guide: Reds, Oranges, Yellows, and Their NeutralsColor PsychologyColor and Memory: Using Nostalgic Palettes in Design

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 Shadow Vivid
#7C3F13 · hsl(25, 74%, 28%)
Darker companion
Tangerine Ink Vivid
#3E1F09 · hsl(25, 74%, 14%)
Complementary counterpoint
Steel Nocturne Vivid
#0D3959 · hsl(205, 74%, 20%)
Analogous lead
Amber Nocturne Vivid
#594C0D · hsl(50, 74%, 20%)
Analogous echo
Crimson Nocturne Vivid
#590D0D · hsl(0, 74%, 20%)
Triadic +120°
Celadon Nocturne Vivid
#0D592D · hsl(145, 74%, 20%)
Triadic +240°
Orchid Nocturne Vivid
#260D59 · hsl(260, 74%, 20%)
Split-comp +150°
Cyan Nocturne Vivid
#0D5952 · hsl(175, 74%, 20%)
Split-comp +210°
Indigo Nocturne Vivid
#0D1A59 · hsl(230, 74%, 20%)
Export preview
Base: Tangerine Nocturne Vivid #592D0D
Lighter companion: Tangerine Shadow Vivid #7C3F13
Darker companion: Tangerine Ink Vivid #3E1F09
Complementary counterpoint: Steel Nocturne Vivid #0D3959
Analogous lead: Amber Nocturne Vivid #594C0D
Analogous echo: Crimson Nocturne Vivid #590D0D
Triadic +120°: Celadon Nocturne Vivid #0D592D
Triadic +240°: Orchid Nocturne Vivid #260D59
Split-comp +150°: Cyan Nocturne Vivid #0D5952
Split-comp +210°: Indigo Nocturne Vivid #0D1A59

Compare

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

vsTangerine Shadow VividvsTangerine Ink VividvsSteel Nocturne VividvsAmber Nocturne VividvsCrimson Nocturne VividvsCeladon Nocturne Vivid

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Tangerine Ink Vivid
#3E1F09 · hsl(25, 74%, 14%)
Nearby match
Tangerine Nocturne Bright
#5E2C08 · hsl(25, 84%, 20%)
Nearby match
Ember Nocturne Vivid
#59260D · hsl(20, 74%, 20%)
Nearby match
Coral Nocturne Vivid
#59330D · hsl(30, 74%, 20%)
Nearby match
Tangerine Shadow Vivid
#7C3F13 · hsl(25, 74%, 28%)
Nearby match
Tangerine Nocturne Pure
#622B04 · hsl(25, 92%, 20%)

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
AAA11.1:1
Steel Veil Faint
#F9FAFA
AAA11.1:1
Steel Veil Muted
#F9FAFB
AAA11.1:1
Steel Veil Dust
#F9FAFB
AAA11.1:1
Steel Veil Soft
#F8FAFC
AAA11.1:1
Steel Veil Clear
#F7FAFD
AAA11.2:1
Steel Veil Vivid
#F6FBFE

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#4C4F1B
Protanopia
#4A4918
Tritanopia
#571F20
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Tangerine Nocturne Faint#38322E · hsl(25, 10%, 20%)Tangerine Nocturne Muted#3C312A · hsl(25, 18%, 20%)Tangerine Nocturne Dust#403126 · hsl(25, 26%, 20%)Tangerine Nocturne Soft#443022 · hsl(25, 34%, 20%)Tangerine Nocturne Clear#4F2E17 · hsl(25, 54%, 20%)Tangerine Nocturne Vivid#592D0D · hsl(25, 74%, 20%)Tangerine Nocturne Bright#5E2C08 · hsl(25, 84%, 20%)Tangerine Nocturne Pure#622B04 · hsl(25, 92%, 20%)
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