Orange

#988b86

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

Orange is a mid orange with confident warmth. 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 #988b86, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#988b86

RGB152, 139, 134

HSL17, 8%, 56%

HSV17, 12%, 60%

CMYK0%, 9%, 12%, 40%

Lab58.85, 3.97, 4.42

XYZ26.48, 26.86, 26.34

Decimal9997190

Web safe#999999

Pantone409 C

Shades of orange

#8c7e78 #7f716c #716560 #635955 #564c49 #48403d #3a3431 #2c2726 #1e1b1a #110f0e

Tints of orange

#a19691 #aba09c #b4aba7 #beb6b3 #c7c0be #d1cbc9 #dad6d4 #e4e0df #edebea #f7f6f5

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#869398 Analogous#98868a Analogous#989486 Triadic#86988b Triadic#8b8698 Split complementary#869894 Split complementary#868a98

Orange in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 9, 12, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #988b86 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 12 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 15 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 #988b86 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #988b86; }
.text { color: #988b86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988b86; }

How orange looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #988b86 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #988b86 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 #988b86 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 #988b86 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #988b86 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.