Orange

#9f8b68

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 38 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 #9f8b68, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9f8b68

RGB159, 139, 104

HSL38, 22%, 52%

HSV38, 35%, 62%

CMYK0%, 13%, 35%, 38%

Lab58.82, 2.19, 21.51

XYZ26.03, 26.84, 16.9

Decimal10455912

Web safe#999966

Pantone403 C

Shades of orange

#937f5d #847354 #76674b #685a42 #5a4e39 #4c4230 #3d3527 #2f291e #211d15 #13100c

Tints of orange

#a89676 #b1a184 #baab92 #c3b6a0 #ccc1ae #d4ccbc #ddd6ca #e6e1d8 #efece6 #f8f7f4

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#687c9f Analogous#9f7068 Analogous#989f68 Triadic#689f8b Triadic#8b689f Split complementary#68989f Split complementary#6f689f

Orange in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 35, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9f8b68 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 35 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 36 44

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 #9f8b68 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9f8b68; }
.text { color: #9f8b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8b68; }

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 #9f8b68 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9f8b68 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 #9f8b68 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 #9f8b68 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 #9f8b68 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.