Orange

#a8785c

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

This is Orange, a soft orange at 22 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 #a8785c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a8785c

RGB168, 120, 92

HSL22, 30%, 51%

HSV22, 45%, 66%

CMYK0%, 29%, 45%, 34%

Lab54.59, 15.24, 22.8

XYZ24.8, 22.53, 13.17

Decimal11040860

Web safe#996666

Pantone4645 C

Shades of orange

#9b6d52 #8c624b #7d5843 #6e4d3b #5f4333 #50382b #412e23 #32231b #231913 #140e0b

Tints of orange

#b0856b #b8917a #c09e89 #c8aa99 #d0b7a8 #d8c3b7 #e1d0c6 #e9dcd5 #f1e9e4 #f9f5f3

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#5c8ca8 Analogous#a85c66 Analogous#a89e5c Triadic#5ca878 Triadic#785ca8 Split complementary#5ca89e Split complementary#5c66a8

Orange in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 29, 45, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a8785c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 29 45 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 31 45 40

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 #a8785c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a8785c; }
.text { color: #a8785c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8785c; }

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 #a8785c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a8785c 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 #a8785c 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 #a8785c 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a8785c is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.