Dark orange

#4b2a0c

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. 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 #4b2a0c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b2a0c
RGB75, 42, 12
HSL29, 72%, 17%
HSV29, 84%, 29%
CMYK0%, 44%, 84%, 71%
Lab20.74, 12.53, 24.88
XYZ3.8, 3.18, 0.76
Decimal4925964
Web safe#333300
Pantone1545 C
Pantone1545 CHex#4b2a0cRgb75 42 12Cmyk0 44 84 71Lab21 13 25Darker#351e08Lighter#834d1c

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, 44, 84, 71.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b2a0c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 44 84 71
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 81 77
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark orange in css

Copy #4b2a0c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b2a0c; }
.text { color: #4b2a0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b2a0c; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4b2a0c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
12.84:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.64:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b2a0c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4b2a0c 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4b2a0c 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

Here is how the numbers for #4b2a0c are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.