Dark orange

#542b0d

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

This is Dark orange, a strong orange at 25 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 #542b0d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#542b0d

RGB84, 43, 13

HSL25, 73%, 19%

HSV25, 85%, 33%

CMYK0%, 49%, 85%, 67%

Lab22.45, 16.38, 26.67

XYZ4.59, 3.64, 0.84

Decimal5516045

Web safe#663300

Pantone1545 C

Shades of dark orange

#4e280c #48250b #43220a #3d1f09 #371c09 #311908 #2c1607 #261306 #201105 #1a0e04

Tints of dark orange

#763d12 #984e18 #bb601d #dd7122 #e28744 #e79d67 #edb389 #f2c9ab #f7dfcd #fdf5f0

Colors that go with dark orange

Complementary#0d3654 Analogous#540d12 Analogous#544e0d Triadic#0d542b Triadic#2b0d54 Split complementary#0d544f Split complementary#0d1354

Dark orange in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 0, 49, 85, 67.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #542b0d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 49 85 67

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 49 82 73

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 #542b0d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #542b0d; }
.text { color: #542b0d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #542b0d; }

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 #542b0d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #542b0d 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 #542b0d 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 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 #542b0d 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 #542b0d 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.