Dark orange

#231502

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

This is Dark orange, a vivid orange at 35 degrees. 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.

Dark orange color values

Every conversion for #231502, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#231502

RGB35, 21, 2

HSL35, 89%, 7%

HSV35, 94%, 14%

CMYK0%, 40%, 94%, 86%

Lab8.11, 4.61, 11.42

XYZ0.97, 0.9, 0.18

Decimal2299138

Web safe#330000

Pantone412 C

Shades of dark orange

#221502 #221402 #211402 #211402 #201302 #1f1302 #1f1202 #1e1202 #1e1202 #1d1102

Tints of dark orange

#4e2f04 #794907 #a46209 #cf7c0c #f29517 #f4a942 #f7bc6d #f9d098 #fce4c3 #fef7ee

Colors that go with dark orange

Complementary#021023 Analogous#230502 Analogous#212302 Triadic#022315 Triadic#150223 Split complementary#022123 Split complementary#040223

Dark orange in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 40, 94, 86.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #231502 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 40 94 86

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 41 90 92

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.

Dark orange in css

Copy #231502 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #231502; }
.text { color: #231502; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231502; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #231502 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #231502 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #231502 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn dark orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #231502 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 dark orange, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #231502 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 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.