Light orange

#bdbab2

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 grey. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Light orange color values

Every conversion for #bdbab2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bdbab2

RGB189, 186, 178

HSL44, 8%, 72%

HSV44, 6%, 74%

CMYK0%, 2%, 6%, 26%

Lab75.55, -0.38, 4.41

XYZ46.58, 49.15, 49.15

Decimal12434098

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone421 C

Shades of light orange

#adaaa0 #9e9a8e #8e897c #7d786b #6b675c #59554c #47443d #35332d #23211e #10100e

Tints of light orange

#c3c0b9 #c9c6bf #ceccc6 #d4d2cd #dad8d4 #e5e4e1 #f1f0ef

Colors that go with light orange

Complementary#b2b5bd Analogous#bdb4b2 Analogous#bbbdb2 Triadic#b2bdba Triadic#bab2bd Split complementary#b2bbbd Split complementary#b4b2bd

Light orange in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 6, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bdbab2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 6 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 10 32

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 #bdbab2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bdbab2; }
.text { color: #bdbab2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbab2; }

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 #bdbab2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bdbab2 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 #bdbab2 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 #bdbab2 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

The figures for #bdbab2 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 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.