Orange

#9d8e7e

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

This is Orange, a muted orange at 31 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Orange color values

Every conversion for #9d8e7e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9d8e7e

RGB157, 142, 126

HSL31, 14%, 55%

HSV31, 20%, 62%

CMYK0%, 10%, 20%, 38%

Lab59.91, 2.89, 10.56

XYZ27.34, 28.02, 23.71

Decimal10325630

Web safe#999966

Pantone403 C

Shades of orange

#928170 #847564 #766859 #675b4f #594f44 #4b4239 #3c352e #2e2923 #201c18 #110f0d

Tints of orange

#a6988a #afa396 #b8ada2 #c1b8ae #cac2b9 #d3ccc5 #dcd7d1 #e5e1dd #eeece9 #f7f6f5

Colors that go with orange

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Orange in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 10, 20, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9d8e7e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 10 20 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 13 22 44

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 #9d8e7e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9d8e7e; }
.text { color: #9d8e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8e7e; }

How orange looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9d8e7e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9d8e7e 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 #9d8e7e 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 #9d8e7e 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

Here is how the numbers for #9d8e7e are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.