Orange

#aaa298

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

Orange is a mid orange with confident warmth. 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 #aaa298, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aaa298

RGB170, 162, 152

HSL33, 10%, 63%

HSV33, 11%, 67%

CMYK0%, 5%, 11%, 33%

Lab67.02, 1.12, 6.22

XYZ35.17, 36.65, 34.93

Decimal11182744

Web safe#999999

Pantone422 C

Shades of orange

#9d9488 #908578 #81776a #71685d #615950 #514a43 #413c35 #312d28 #211e1b #110f0e

Tints of orange

#b2aaa1 #b9b3ab #c1bbb4 #c9c4bd #d0ccc7 #d8d5d0 #e0ddd9 #e8e5e3 #efeeec #f7f6f5

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#98a0aa Analogous#aa9998 Analogous#a9aa98 Triadic#98aaa2 Triadic#a298aa Split complementary#98a9aa Split complementary#9998aa

Orange in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 11, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aaa298 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 11 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 14 39

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 #aaa298 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aaa298; }
.text { color: #aaa298; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa298; }

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 #aaa298 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aaa298 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 #aaa298 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #aaa298 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 #aaa298 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.