Orange

#987e6e

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

This is Orange, a muted orange at 23 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Orange color values

Every conversion for #987e6e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#987e6e

RGB152, 126, 110

HSL23, 17%, 51%

HSV23, 28%, 60%

CMYK0%, 17%, 28%, 40%

Lab54.79, 7.48, 12.45

XYZ23.22, 22.72, 17.91

Decimal9993838

Web safe#996666

Pantone409 C

Shades of orange

#8c7363 #7e685a #715c50 #635146 #56463d #483b33 #3a302a #2d2520 #1f1a16 #120f0d

Tints of orange

#a28a7b #ab9689 #b5a296 #beaea4 #c8bab1 #d1c6bf #dbd2cc #e4deda #eeeae7 #f8f6f5

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#6e8898 Analogous#986e73 Analogous#98936e Triadic#6e987e Triadic#7e6e98 Split complementary#6e9893 Split complementary#6e7398

Orange in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 17, 28, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #987e6e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 17 28 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 20 30 46

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.

Orange in css

Copy #987e6e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #987e6e; }
.text { color: #987e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987e6e; }

How orange looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #987e6e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #987e6e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #987e6e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #987e6e 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 orange, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #987e6e is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.