Orange

#ff9f09

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

This is Orange, a vivid orange at 37 degrees. 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 #ff9f09, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff9f09

RGB255, 159, 9

HSL37, 100%, 52%

HSV37, 96%, 100%

CMYK0%, 38%, 96%, 0%

Lab73.59, 27.13, 77.03

XYZ53.69, 46.08, 6.32

Decimal16752393

Web safe#ff9900

Pantone1375 C

Shades of orange

#f19300 #d98500 #c27600 #ab6800 #935a00 #7c4c00 #653d00 #4d2f00 #362100 #1f1300

Tints of orange

#ffa820 #ffb137 #ffba4d #ffc364 #ffcc7b #ffd492 #ffdda9 #ffe6c0 #ffefd6 #fff8ed

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#0969ff Analogous#ff2409 Analogous#e4ff09 Triadic#09ff9f Triadic#9f09ff Split complementary#09e4ff Split complementary#2409ff

Orange in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 38, 96, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff9f09 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 38 96 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 39 92 6

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #ff9f09 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff9f09; }
.text { color: #ff9f09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9f09; }

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 #ff9f09 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff9f09 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 #ff9f09 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 #ff9f09 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #ff9f09 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.