Light orange

#c3b5b0

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. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Light orange color values

Every conversion for #c3b5b0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c3b5b0

RGB195, 181, 176

HSL16, 14%, 73%

HSV16, 10%, 76%

CMYK0%, 7%, 10%, 24%

Lab74.69, 4.11, 4.33

XYZ46.87, 47.78, 47.83

Decimal12826032

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone435 C

Shades of light orange

#b4a39d #a69189 #977f76 #856e65 #725e57 #5f4e48 #4b3e39 #382e2b #251e1c #110e0d

Tints of light orange

#c8bbb7 #cdc2be #d3c8c5 #d8cfcc #ddd5d2 #e2dcd9 #e8e2e0 #ede9e7 #f2efee #f7f5f5

Colors that go with light orange

Complementary#b0bec3 Analogous#c3b0b4 Analogous#c3bfb0 Triadic#b0c3b5 Triadic#b5b0c3 Split complementary#b0c3bf Split complementary#b0b4c3

Light orange in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 7, 10, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c3b5b0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 7 10 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 13 30

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 #c3b5b0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c3b5b0; }
.text { color: #c3b5b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b5b0; }

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 #c3b5b0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c3b5b0 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 #c3b5b0 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 #c3b5b0 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

Every value on this page for #c3b5b0 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.