Light orange

#c5b9b5

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

This is Light orange, a muted orange at 15 degrees. 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 #c5b9b5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c5b9b5

RGB197, 185, 181

HSL15, 12%, 74%

HSV15, 8%, 77%

CMYK0%, 6%, 8%, 23%

Lab76.01, 3.54, 3.54

XYZ48.72, 49.9, 50.78

Decimal12958133

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone435 C

Shades of light orange

#b6a7a2 #a6948e #97827b #867069 #73605a #5f504b #4c3f3b #382f2c #251f1d #110e0d

Tints of light orange

#cabfbb #cfc5c2 #d9d1cf #e3dddb #ede9e8 #f7f6f5

Colors that go with light orange

Complementary#b5c1c5 Analogous#c5b5b9 Analogous#c5c1b5 Triadic#b5c5b9 Triadic#b9b5c5 Split complementary#b5c5c1 Split complementary#b5b9c5

Light orange in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 8, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c5b9b5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 8 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 11 29

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 #c5b9b5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c5b9b5; }
.text { color: #c5b9b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b9b5; }

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 #c5b9b5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c5b9b5 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 #c5b9b5 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 #c5b9b5 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 #c5b9b5 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.