This color is described on Pantone's website as a " a spirited reddish orange" which provides "the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward."
Orange has become a more popular color in fashion over the past few years, not only in clothing but also in cosmetics. Tangerine Tango can be used as a complementary color for blue or green eyes.
Pantone's color report for Spring 2012 includes Tangerine Tango, Solar Power, Cabaret, Bellflower, and Sodalite Blue. These neon colors mix with the soft pastel shades of Cockatoo, Sweet Lilac, Starfish, Driftwood and Margarita. You can see all of these colors on Pantone's website.
Pantone is known as the originator of a color system that identifies, matches and communicates colors to solve problems that often occur when producing accurate color matches. Pantone is known world wide for their color matching system not only in the fashion industry but also in digital technology.
iKandies has been inspired by it's investigation of Pantone's color system. While browsing a bead supplier's website recently, we found a Czech glass and seed bead mix that includes colors similar to Tangerine Tango. The order has been placed with Auntie's Beads and we're anxiously awaiting delivery so we can begin creating our first design for spring!
Tell us what you think of this bead mix!