Light orange

#bcb2ab

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

Light orange is a light orange with open warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Light orange color values

Every conversion for #bcb2ab, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bcb2ab

RGB188, 178, 171

HSL25, 11%, 70%

HSV25, 9%, 74%

CMYK0%, 5%, 9%, 26%

Lab73.2, 2.33, 4.84

XYZ44.01, 45.47, 44.99

Decimal12366507

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone207 C

Shades of light orange

#ada199 #9f9186 #908074 #7f7065 #6c5f56 #5a4f48 #483f39 #362f2b #231f1c #110f0e

Tints of light orange

#c2b9b2 #c8c0ba #cec6c1 #d4cdc9 #dad4d0 #dfdbd7 #e5e2df #ebe8e6 #f1efee #f7f6f5

Colors that go with light orange

Complementary#abb5bc Analogous#bcabac Analogous#bcbbab Triadic#abbcb2 Triadic#b2abbc Split complementary#abbcbb Split complementary#abacbc

Light orange in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 9, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bcb2ab on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 9 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 12 32

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.

Light orange in css

Copy #bcb2ab straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bcb2ab; }
.text { color: #bcb2ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb2ab; }

How light orange looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bcb2ab against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bcb2ab against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bcb2ab sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn light orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bcb2ab 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 light orange, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #bcb2ab are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.