Dark orange

#502e0c

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 strong. 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 #502e0c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#502e0c

RGB80, 46, 12

HSL30, 74%, 18%

HSV30, 85%, 31%

CMYK0%, 42%, 85%, 69%

Lab22.6, 12.47, 27.1

XYZ4.35, 3.69, 0.83

Decimal5254668

Web safe#663300

Pantone1545 C

Shades of dark orange

#45280a #40250a #351f08 #301c07 #2b1906 #251506 #201205 #1b0f04

Tints of dark orange

#734211 #965616 #b86a1c #db7e21 #e39242 #e8a664 #edba87 #f2ceaa #f7e2cd #fdf6ef

Colors that go with dark orange

Complementary#0c2e50 Analogous#500c0c Analogous#50500c Triadic#0c502e Triadic#2e0c50 Split complementary#0c5050 Split complementary#0c0c50

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, 42, 85, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #502e0c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 85 69

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 82 75

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 #502e0c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #502e0c; }
.text { color: #502e0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #502e0c; }

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 #502e0c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #502e0c 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 #502e0c 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 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 #502e0c 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

Here is how the numbers for #502e0c are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.