Orange

#dd9939

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. 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 #dd9939, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dd9939
RGB221, 153, 57
HSL35, 71%, 55%
HSV35, 74%, 87%
CMYK0%, 31%, 74%, 13%
Lab68.35, 17.1, 58.05
XYZ41.95, 38.45, 9.08
Decimal14522681
Web safe#cc9933
Pantone138 C
Pantone138 CHex#dd9939Rgb221 153 57Cmyk0 31 74 13Lab68 17 58Darker#734c14Deep#b0741eLighter#e2b77c

Shades of orange

Tints of orange

Colors that go with orange

Orange in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 31, 74, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dd9939 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 31 74 13
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 33 72 19
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 #dd9939 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dd9939; }
.text { color: #dd9939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd9939; }

How orange looks on light and dark

Orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dd9939 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.42:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.69:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dd9939 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 #dd9939 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #dd9939 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #dd9939 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.