Orange

#e59521

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. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Orange color values

Every conversion for #e59521, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e59521

RGB229, 149, 33

HSL36, 79%, 51%

HSV36, 86%, 90%

CMYK0%, 35%, 86%, 10%

Lab68.21, 21.84, 66.87

XYZ43.34, 38.26, 6.54

Decimal15045921

Web safe#cc9933

Pantone144 C

Shades of orange

#d68919 #c17c17 #ac6e14 #986112 #83540f #6e470d #5a390a #452c08 #301f06 #1b1203

Tints of orange

#e79f36 #eaa94a #ecb35f #efbc73 #f1c688 #f3d09d #f6dab1 #f8e4c6 #fbeeda #fdf7ef

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#2171e5 Analogous#e53321 Analogous#d3e521 Triadic#21e595 Triadic#9521e5 Split complementary#21d3e5 Split complementary#3321e5

Orange in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 35, 86, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e59521 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 35 86 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 36 83 16

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Orange in css

Copy #e59521 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e59521; }
.text { color: #e59521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e59521; }

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 #e59521 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e59521 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e59521 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e59521 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #e59521 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.