Dark orange

#442a00

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 37 degrees. 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.

Dark orange color values

Every conversion for #442a00, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#442a00
RGB68, 42, 0
HSL37, 100%, 13%
HSV37, 100%, 27%
CMYK0%, 38%, 100%, 73%
Lab19.58, 8.3, 28.21
XYZ3.21, 2.88, 0.39
Decimal4467200
Web safe#333300
Pantone1545 C
Pantone1545 CHex#442a00Rgb68 42 0Cmyk0 38 100 73Lab20 8 28Darker#3d2600Deep#442a00Lighter#845407

Shades of dark orange

Tints of dark orange

Colors that go with dark orange

Dark orange in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 38, 100, 73.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #442a00 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 38 100 73
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 39 96 79
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 #442a00 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #442a00; }
.text { color: #442a00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #442a00; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #442a00 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
13.32:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.58:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #442a00 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 #442a00 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 #442a00 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #442a00 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.