Orange

#9b8f84

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

This is Orange, a grey orange at 29 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Orange color values

Every conversion for #9b8f84, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9b8f84
RGB155, 143, 132
HSL29, 10%, 56%
HSV29, 15%, 61%
CMYK0%, 8%, 15%, 39%
Lab60.14, 2.53, 7.45
XYZ27.5, 28.28, 25.84
Decimal10194820
Web safe#999999
Pantone403 C
Pantone403 CHex#9b8f84Rgb155 143 132Cmyk0 8 15 39Lab60 3 7Darker#504841Deep#776b61Lighter#bab3ac

Shades of orange

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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, 8, 15, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9b8f84 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 8 15 39
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 11 18 45
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.

Orange in css

Copy #9b8f84 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9b8f84; }
.text { color: #9b8f84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8f84; }

How orange looks on light and dark

Orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9b8f84 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.16:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
6.66:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9b8f84 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9b8f84 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 orange? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9b8f84 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from orange, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #9b8f84 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.