Orange

#978a71

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for orange, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Orange is a mid orange with balanced warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Orange color values

Every conversion for #978a71, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#978a71

RGB151, 138, 113

HSL39, 15%, 52%

HSV39, 25%, 59%

CMYK0%, 9%, 25%, 41%

Lab57.99, 0.72, 15.17

XYZ24.83, 25.95, 19.32

Decimal9931377

Web safe#999966

Pantone403 C

Shades of orange

#8b7e66 #7d725c #706652 #625948 #554d3e #484134 #3a352b #2d2921 #1f1c17 #12100d

Tints of orange

#a1957e #aaa08b #b4ab99 #beb5a6 #c7c0b3 #d1cbc0 #dbd6cd #e4e1da #eeece8 #f7f7f5

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#717e97 Analogous#977771 Analogous#919771 Triadic#71978a Triadic#8a7197 Split complementary#719197 Split complementary#777197

Orange in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 9, 25, 41.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #978a71 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 25 41

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 27 47

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Orange in css

Copy #978a71 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #978a71; }
.text { color: #978a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978a71; }

How orange looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #978a71 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #978a71 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #978a71 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around orange? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #978a71 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from orange, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #978a71 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.