Light orange

#bbada8

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

Light orange sits in the orange range, light and muted. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Light orange color values

Every conversion for #bbada8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbada8

RGB187, 173, 168

HSL16, 12%, 70%

HSV16, 10%, 73%

CMYK0%, 7%, 10%, 27%

Lab71.74, 4.15, 4.37

XYZ42.5, 43.28, 43.16

Decimal12299688

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone207 C

Shades of light orange

#ad9c96 #9f8b84 #907a71 #7e6a63 #6c5b55 #5a4c46 #483c38 #362d2a #231e1c #110e0d

Tints of light orange

#c1b4b0 #c7bcb7 #cdc3bf #d3cac7 #d9d1ce #dfd9d6 #e5e0de #ebe7e6 #f1eeed #f7f6f5

Colors that go with light orange

Complementary#a8b6bb Analogous#bba8ac Analogous#bbb7a8 Triadic#a8bbad Triadic#ada8bb Split complementary#a8bbb7 Split complementary#a8acbb

Light orange in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 7, 10, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbada8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 7 10 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 13 33

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.

Light orange in css

Copy #bbada8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbada8; }
.text { color: #bbada8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbada8; }

How light orange looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bbada8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbada8 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bbada8 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light 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 light orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bbada8 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 light orange, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bbada8 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.