Orange

#a49685

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

Orange sits in the orange range, mid and muted. 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 #a49685, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a49685

RGB164, 150, 133

HSL33, 15%, 58%

HSV33, 19%, 64%

CMYK0%, 9%, 19%, 36%

Lab62.84, 2.29, 10.84

XYZ30.45, 31.4, 26.65

Decimal10786437

Web safe#999999

Pantone408 C

Shades of orange

#998976 #8c7c68 #7c6e5d #6d6151 #5e5346 #4f463b #3f382f #302b24 #211d18 #12100d

Tints of orange

#aca090 #b5a99b #bdb3a7 #c5bcb2 #cec6bd #d6d0c8 #ded9d3 #e7e3de #efedea #f7f6f5

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#8593a4 Analogous#a48785 Analogous#a3a485 Triadic#85a496 Triadic#9685a4 Split complementary#85a3a4 Split complementary#8785a4

Orange in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 9, 19, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a49685 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 19 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 21 42

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 #a49685 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a49685; }
.text { color: #a49685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49685; }

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 #a49685 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a49685 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 #a49685 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 #a49685 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

The figures for #a49685 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.