Dark orange

#4b3506

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

Dark orange sits in the orange range, dark and vivid. 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 #4b3506, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b3506
RGB75, 53, 6
HSL41, 85%, 16%
HSV41, 92%, 29%
CMYK0%, 29%, 92%, 71%
Lab23.85, 5.1, 30.64
XYZ4.21, 4.06, 0.73
Decimal4928774
Web safe#333300
Pantone462 C
Pantone462 CHex#4b3506Rgb75 53 6Cmyk0 29 92 71Lab24 5 31Darker#392805Lighter#876112

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, 29, 92, 71.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b3506 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 29 92 71
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 31 89 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 #4b3506 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b3506; }
.text { color: #4b3506; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3506; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4b3506 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
11.60:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.81:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b3506 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 #4b3506 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 #4b3506 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

Every value on this page for #4b3506 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.