Dark orange

#ee842e

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 27 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 #ee842e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ee842e

RGB238, 132, 46

HSL27, 85%, 56%

HSV27, 81%, 93%

CMYK0%, 45%, 81%, 7%

Lab65.65, 34.85, 60.67

XYZ44.0, 34.88, 7.0

Decimal15631406

Web safe#ff9933

Pantone716 C

Shades of dark orange

#ec7617 #d86a12 #c05f10 #a9530e #91480c #7a3c0a #633108 #4b2506 #341904 #1c0e02

Tints of dark orange

#f08f41 #f19b54 #f3a668 #f4b17b #f6bd8e #f7c8a1 #f9d3b5 #fbdfc8 #fceadb #fef5ee

Colors that go with dark orange

Complementary#2e98ee Analogous#ee2e38 Analogous#eee42e Triadic#2eee84 Triadic#842eee Split complementary#2eeee4 Split complementary#2e38ee

Dark 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, 45, 81, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ee842e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 45 81 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 45 79 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark orange in css

Copy #ee842e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ee842e; }
.text { color: #ee842e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee842e; }

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 #ee842e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ee842e 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 #ee842e 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 #ee842e 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 #ee842e 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.