Laser Tangerine Delta
Laser Tangerine Delta: a neon analogous palette of #FFD8E1, #FDC9C6, #FBB4A4, #F99555, #E88C02. Hot, loud and impossible to ignore; best contrast 1.97:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, pink, orange, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.97:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Pig Pink#FFD8E1
A very light, muted pink (Pig Pink) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Happy Piglets#FDC9C6
A very light, muted pink (Happy Piglets) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Peach Bud#FBB4A4
A light, moderately saturated pink (Peach Bud) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Papaya#F99555
A light, moderately saturated orange (Papaya) that brings playful warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Romesco#E88C02
A light, vivid orange (Romesco) that brings a sunny, approachable mood. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.56:1Poor 1/5
- On black16.16:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly96% similarExcellent 5/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Pink | Background | #FFD8E1 | 92% |
| ≈ Pink | Accent | #FDC9C6 | 88% |
| ≈ Peach | Surface | #FBB4A4 | 83% |
| ≈ Coral | Primary | #F99555 | 76% |
| ≈ Tangerine | Text | #E88C02 | 72% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #271605 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #ffd8e1;
--color-surface: #fbb4a4;
--color-primary: #f99555;
--color-accent: #fdc9c6;
--color-text: #271605;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #ffd8e1;
--color-surface: #fbb4a4;
--color-primary: #f99555;
--color-accent: #fdc9c6;
--color-ink: #271605;
}
About this palette
Laser Tangerine Delta is palette number 5,725 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Tangerine (#E88C02), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as hot, loud and impossible to ignore. Its colors run from Pink (#FFD8E1) at the light end to Tangerine (#E88C02) at the dark end, covering 72% to 92% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Pink #FFD8E1: suggested role background. It is a rose color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.045.
2. ≈ Pink #FDC9C6: suggested role accent. It is a red color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.06.
3. ≈ Peach #FBB4A4: suggested role surface. It is a red color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.086.
4. ≈ Coral #F99555: suggested role primary. It is a orange color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.144.
5. ≈ Tangerine #E88C02: suggested role text. It is a orange color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.161, which makes it clearly saturated.
Harmony and structure
The hues sit side by side on the color wheel, spanning roughly 60 degrees. Analogous palettes feel natural and flowing, like a sunset or a stretch of coastline.
In this palette the hues fall in the rose, red and orange families, spread across 63 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Neon palettes keep chroma between 0.2 and 0.3, and lightness between 72% and 92%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is warm: 5 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.099 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers and technology launches, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel hot, loud and impossible to ignore.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Pink (#FFD8E1) with Tangerine (#E88C02) at a contrast ratio of 1.97:1, which is below the WCAG AA minimum of 4.5:1. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 0 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#FFD8E1), so this page suggests #271605 for text, a darkened Tangerine that reaches 13.43:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FFD8E1 and #FDC9C6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FFD8E1 and #FDC9C6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #FFD8E1 and #FDC9C6 and #F99555 and #E88C02 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FFD8E1 as the background, #FBB4A4 for cards and surfaces, #F99555 as the primary brand color, #FDC9C6 as the accent, and #271605 for text (a computed darker shade of Tangerine, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Let one hue lead and let the others support it. Keep one color noticeably lighter or darker than the rest so the layout has a clear focal point.
Typical uses for a neon palette include gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Laser Tangerine Delta accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.97:1 (#FFD8E1 on #E88C02). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Coral (#F99555) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals, where a hot, loud and impossible to ignore feel works well.