Orange

#aaa69b

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 grey. 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 #aaa69b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aaa69b

RGB170, 166, 155

HSL44, 8%, 64%

HSV44, 9%, 67%

CMYK0%, 2%, 9%, 33%

Lab68.16, -0.55, 6.19

XYZ36.13, 38.19, 36.48

Decimal11183771

Web safe#999999

Pantone422 C

Shades of orange

#9c988b #8f8a7b #807b6d #706c5f #605c52 #504d44 #403e37 #302e29 #201f1c #11100e

Tints of orange

#b2aea4 #b9b6ad #c1beb6 #c9c6bf #d0cec8 #d8d6d1 #e0deda #e7e6e3 #efeeec #f7f6f5

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#9b9faa Analogous#aa9f9b Analogous#a6aa9b Triadic#9baaa6 Triadic#a69baa Split complementary#9ba6aa Split complementary#9f9baa

Orange in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 9, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aaa69b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 9 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 12 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Orange in css

Copy #aaa69b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aaa69b; }
.text { color: #aaa69b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa69b; }

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 #aaa69b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aaa69b 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 #aaa69b 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 #aaa69b 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

The figures for #aaa69b 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. 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.