Dark orange

#ef8739

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 #ef8739, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ef8739
RGB239, 135, 57
HSL26, 85%, 58%
HSV26, 76%, 94%
CMYK0%, 44%, 76%, 6%
Lab66.5, 34.09, 56.96
XYZ45.0, 35.97, 8.44
Decimal15697721
Web safe#ff9933
Pantone1575 C
Pantone1575 CHex#ef8739Rgb239 135 57Cmyk0 44 76 6Lab67 34 57Darker#8e430bDeep#d06311Lighter#eeb081

Shades of dark orange

Tints of dark orange

Colors that go with dark orange

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, 44, 76, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ef8739 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 44 76 6
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 74 12
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 #ef8739 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ef8739; }
.text { color: #ef8739; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef8739; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ef8739 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.56:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.19:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ef8739 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 #ef8739 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #ef8739 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark orange, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ef8739 is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.