Orange

#e8a02e

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

Orange is a mid orange with balanced 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 #e8a02e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e8a02e

RGB232, 160, 46

HSL37, 80%, 55%

HSV37, 80%, 91%

CMYK0%, 31%, 80%, 9%

Lab71.21, 17.63, 65.41

XYZ46.34, 42.49, 8.34

Decimal15245358

Web safe#ff9933

Pantone137 C

Shades of orange

#e49619 #ce8717 #b87814 #a16a12 #8b5b0f #754d0d #5e3e0a #482f08 #322105 #1c1203

Tints of orange

#eaa941 #ecb255 #eeba68 #f0c37b #f3cc8e #f5d5a2 #f7ddb5 #f9e6c8 #fbefdc #fdf8ef

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#2e76e8 Analogous#e8432e Analogous#d3e82e Triadic#2ee8a0 Triadic#a02ee8 Split complementary#2ed3e8 Split complementary#432ee8

Orange in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 31, 80, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e8a02e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 31 80 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 78 15

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.

Orange in css

Copy #e8a02e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e8a02e; }
.text { color: #e8a02e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8a02e; }

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 #e8a02e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e8a02e 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 #e8a02e 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 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 #e8a02e 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #e8a02e 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.