Orange

#a68c6d

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. 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 #a68c6d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a68c6d

RGB166, 140, 109

HSL33, 24%, 54%

HSV33, 34%, 65%

CMYK0%, 16%, 34%, 35%

Lab59.86, 5.18, 20.22

XYZ27.86, 27.97, 18.4

Decimal10914925

Web safe#999966

Pantone479 C

Shades of orange

#9c805f #8c7356 #7d674c #6e5b43 #5f4e3a #504231 #413527 #31291e #221c15 #13100c

Tints of orange

#ae977a #b6a188 #bfac95 #c7b7a3 #cfc1b0 #d7ccbe #e0d6cb #e8e1d9 #f0ece6 #f8f6f4

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#6d87a6 Analogous#a6706d Analogous#a3a66d Triadic#6da68c Triadic#8c6da6 Split complementary#6da3a6 Split complementary#6f6da6

Orange in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 34, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a68c6d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 34 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 35 41

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 #a68c6d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a68c6d; }
.text { color: #a68c6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68c6d; }

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 #a68c6d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a68c6d 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 #a68c6d 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 #a68c6d 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 #a68c6d are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.