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Tangerine Palette

Tangerine Palette: #F28500, #006CF0, #F00C00, #E4F000. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Tangerine Palette assigns primary #F28500, secondary #006CF0, surface #F00C00, background #E4F000, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #E4F000 at 0.7881; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 5 values.

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5colors
Orange palettedominant group
5use cases

Palette Color Roles

Tangerine Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#F28500Tangerine
Secondary#006CF0#006CF0
Surface#F00C00#F00C00
Background#E4F000#E4F000
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-tangerine-primary: #F28500;
--palette-tangerine-secondary: #006CF0;
--palette-tangerine-surface: #F00C00;
--palette-tangerine-background: #E4F000;
--palette-tangerine-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Tangerine Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#F28500
Black 8.13:1 · White 2.58:1
Best #000000
Secondary#006CF0
Black 4.4:1 · White 4.77:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#F00C00
Black 4.76:1 · White 4.41:1
Best #000000
Background#E4F000
Black 16.76:1 · White 1.25:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Tangerine Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Tangerine Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Tangerine Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3565
Black text8.13:1AA Pass
White text2.58:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#F28500",
    "name": "Tangerine"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#006CF0",
    "name": "#006CF0"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#F00C00",
    "name": "#F00C00"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E4F000",
    "name": "#E4F000"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#F28500",
    "name": "Tangerine",
    "blackContrast": 8.13,
    "whiteContrast": 2.58,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#006CF0",
    "name": "#006CF0",
    "blackContrast": 4.4,
    "whiteContrast": 4.77,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#F00C00",
    "name": "#F00C00",
    "blackContrast": 4.76,
    "whiteContrast": 4.41,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E4F000",
    "name": "#E4F000",
    "blackContrast": 16.76,
    "whiteContrast": 1.25,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "tangerine palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-tangerine-primary: #F28500;\n--palette-tangerine-secondary: #006CF0;\n--palette-tangerine-surface: #F00C00;\n--palette-tangerine-background: #E4F000;\n--palette-tangerine-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "tangerine",
  "name": "Tangerine Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "tangerine",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Tangerine, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Tangerine Palette combines primary #F28500, secondary #006CF0, surface #F00C00, background #E4F000, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a orange palette, blue palette, red palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
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    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#F28500",
      "slug": "tangerine",
      "name": "Tangerine",
      "rgb": [
        242,
        133,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        33,
        100,
        47
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        45,
        100,
        5
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3565,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.13,
        "white": 2.58
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/tangerine/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#006CF0",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#006CF0",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        108,
        240
      ],
      "hsl": [
        213,
        100,
        47
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        55,
        0,
        6
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1702,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.4,
        "white": 4.77
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#F00C00",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#F00C00",
      "rgb": [
        240,
        12,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        3,
        100,
        47
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        95,
        100,
        6
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1879,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.76,
        "white": 4.41
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E4F000",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E4F000",
      "rgb": [
        228,
        240,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        63,
        100,
        47
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        5,
        0,
        100,
        6
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7881,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.76,
        "white": 1.25
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
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      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#F28500",
      "name": "Tangerine"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#006CF0",
      "name": "#006CF0"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#F00C00",
      "name": "#F00C00"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E4F000",
      "name": "#E4F000"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#F28500",
      "name": "Tangerine",
      "blackContrast": 8.13,
      "whiteContrast": 2.58,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#006CF0",
      "name": "#006CF0",
      "blackContrast": 4.4,
      "whiteContrast": 4.77,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#F00C00",
      "name": "#F00C00",
      "blackContrast": 4.76,
      "whiteContrast": 4.41,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E4F000",
      "name": "#E4F000",
      "blackContrast": 16.76,
      "whiteContrast": 1.25,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-tangerine-primary: #F28500;\n--palette-tangerine-secondary: #006CF0;\n--palette-tangerine-surface: #F00C00;\n--palette-tangerine-background: #E4F000;\n--palette-tangerine-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/tangerine.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tangerine.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/tangerine/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/tangerine.json"
}
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