Orange

#f5ae4a

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. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Orange color values

Every conversion for #f5ae4a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f5ae4a

RGB245, 174, 74

HSL35, 90%, 63%

HSV35, 70%, 96%

CMYK0%, 29%, 70%, 4%

Lab76.18, 16.86, 59.65

XYZ54.03, 50.18, 13.32

Decimal16100938

Web safe#ff9933

Pantone1365 C

Shades of orange

#f3a22f #f29613 #dc860c #c1750b #a66509 #8a5408 #6f4306 #543305 #382203 #1d1202

Tints of orange

#f6b55a #f7bd6b #f8c47b #f9cb8c #fad39c #fadaac #fbe1bd #fce9cd #fdf0de #fef7ee

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#4a91f5 Analogous#f5584a Analogous#e7f54a Triadic#4af5ae Triadic#ae4af5 Split complementary#4ae7f5 Split complementary#584af5

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, 29, 70, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f5ae4a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 29 70 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 31 68 10

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.

Orange in css

Copy #f5ae4a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f5ae4a; }
.text { color: #f5ae4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ae4a; }

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 #f5ae4a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f5ae4a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f5ae4a 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f5ae4a 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

The figures for #f5ae4a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.