Dark orange

#2b1b00

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

Dark orange is a dark orange with anchoring 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.

Dark orange color values

Every conversion for #2b1b00, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b1b00
RGB43, 27, 0
HSL38, 100%, 8%
HSV38, 100%, 17%
CMYK0%, 37%, 100%, 83%
Lab11.26, 4.73, 16.87
XYZ1.39, 1.3, 0.18
Decimal2824960
Web safe#333300
Pantone412 C
Pantone412 CHex#2b1b00Rgb43 27 0Cmyk0 37 100 83Lab11 5 17Darker#2b1b00Deep#2b1b00Lighter#6d4606

Shades of dark orange

Tints of dark orange

Colors that go with dark orange

Dark orange in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 0, 37, 100, 83.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b1b00 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 37 100 83
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 38 96 89
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 #2b1b00 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b1b00; }
.text { color: #2b1b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b1b00; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2b1b00 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
16.67:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.26:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b1b00 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 #2b1b00 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #2b1b00 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark orange, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #2b1b00 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.