Orange

#a08e5e

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

Orange sits in the orange range, mid and muted. 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 #a08e5e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a08e5e

RGB160, 142, 94

HSL44, 26%, 50%

HSV44, 41%, 63%

CMYK0%, 11%, 41%, 37%

Lab59.55, -0.28, 28.03

XYZ26.19, 27.63, 14.54

Decimal10522206

Web safe#999966

Pantone4505 C

Shades of orange

#928256 #84754d #766945 #685c3d #5a5035 #4c432c #3d3724 #2f2a1c #211e14 #13110b

Tints of orange

#a9996d #b2a37c #bbae8b #c4b89a #ccc3a9 #d5cdb8 #ded8c7 #e7e2d6 #f0ede5 #f8f7f4

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#5e70a0 Analogous#a06d5e Analogous#91a05e Triadic#5ea08e Triadic#8e5ea0 Split complementary#5e91a0 Split complementary#6d5ea0

Orange in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 11, 41, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a08e5e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 41 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 42 43

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 #a08e5e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a08e5e; }
.text { color: #a08e5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08e5e; }

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 #a08e5e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a08e5e 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 #a08e5e 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 #a08e5e 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

Here is how the numbers for #a08e5e 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.