Dark orange

#e68503

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

Dark orange is a mid orange with grounded 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.

Dark orange color values

Every conversion for #e68503, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e68503

RGB230, 133, 3

HSL34, 97%, 46%

HSV34, 99%, 90%

CMYK0%, 42%, 99%, 10%

Lab64.65, 30.29, 70.37

XYZ41.04, 33.6, 4.41

Decimal15107331

Web safe#ff9900

Pantone144 C

Shades of dark orange

#d27903 #be6e02 #aa6202 #965702 #824b02 #6e4001 #5a3401 #462901 #321d01 #1e1100

Tints of dark orange

#fc9307 #fc9e21 #fca93a #fdb554 #fdc06d #fdcb87 #fed6a1 #fee1ba #feecd4 #fff7ed

Colors that go with dark orange

Complementary#0364e6 Analogous#e61403 Analogous#d5e603 Triadic#03e685 Triadic#8503e6 Split complementary#03d5e6 Split complementary#1303e6

Dark 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, 42, 99, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e68503 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 99 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 95 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark orange in css

Copy #e68503 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e68503; }
.text { color: #e68503; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e68503; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e68503 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e68503 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e68503 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Four patterns built from #e68503 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 dark orange, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #e68503 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.