Dark orange

#ec8a40

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

This is Dark orange, a vivid orange at 26 degrees. 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 #ec8a40, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec8a40

RGB236, 138, 64

HSL26, 82%, 59%

HSV26, 73%, 93%

CMYK0%, 42%, 73%, 7%

Lab66.81, 31.62, 54.0

XYZ44.61, 36.38, 9.52

Decimal15501888

Web safe#ff9933

Pantone804 C

Shades of dark orange

#ea7b27 #e06d16 #c76114 #af5511 #96490f #7e3d0d #65310a #4d2508 #341905 #1c0e03

Tints of dark orange

#ee9551 #ef9f63 #f1aa74 #f3b586 #f5c097 #f6caa9 #f8d5ba #fae0cc #fceadd #fdf5ef

Colors that go with dark orange

Complementary#40a2ec Analogous#ec404c Analogous#ece040 Triadic#40ec8a Triadic#8a40ec Split complementary#40ece0 Split complementary#404cec

Dark orange in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 42, 73, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec8a40 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 73 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 71 13

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.

Dark orange in css

Copy #ec8a40 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec8a40; }
.text { color: #ec8a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec8a40; }

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 #ec8a40 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec8a40 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ec8a40 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ec8a40 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

Here is how the numbers for #ec8a40 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.