Atomic Tangerine is a light medium bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Orange, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Atomic Tangerine is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Atomic Tangerine is #FF9966.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Atomic Tangerine has 100%% Red, 60% Green, and 40% Blue.
Atomic Tangerine has 20° Hue, 60% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Atomic Tangerine has 20° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 70% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Atomic Tangerine has 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 60% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FF9966 |
|
RGB |
(255, 153, 102) |
(100%, 60%, 40%) |
HSV |
(20°, 60, 100) |
(6%, 60%, 100%) |
HSL |
(20°, 100, 70) |
(6%, 100%, 70%) |
CMYK |
(0, 40, 60, 0) |
(0%, 40%, 60%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Atomic Tangerine is 45%, which is medium high.
Atomic Tangerine has a higher contrast with black than white.
Atomic Tangerine and black have a 10.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Atomic Tangerine and white have a 2.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
45% |
AAA (10.0) |
insufficient (2.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Atomic Tangerine paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 12% Yellow, 48% Red, 40% White, as shown below.
Yellow
12%
Red
48%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
40%
To mix Atomic Tangerine paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 24% Magenta, 36% Yellow, 40% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
24%
Yellow
36%
Black
0%
White
40%
Colors similar to Atomic Tangerine are: Pastel Orange, Pale Orange, Faded Orange, Brown Sugar, and Vivid Tangerine. Pastel Orange is more orange and brighter than Atomic Tangerine. Pale Orange is more orange and brighter and lighter than Atomic Tangerine. Faded Orange is more orange and brighter and darker than Atomic Tangerine. Brown Sugar is more orange and paler than Atomic Tangerine. Vivid Tangerine is more red and paler and lighter than Atomic Tangerine.