Dark orange

#f98d3b

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 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.

Dark orange color values

Every conversion for #f98d3b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f98d3b
RGB249, 141, 59
HSL26, 94%, 60%
HSV26, 76%, 98%
CMYK0%, 43%, 76%, 2%
Lab69.12, 35.08, 59.12
XYZ49.38, 39.51, 9.16
Decimal16354619
Web safe#ff9933
Pantone804 C
Pantone804 CHex#f98d3bRgb249 141 59Cmyk0 43 76 2Lab69 35 59Darker#a04805Deep#e66707Lighter#f5b686

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, 43, 76, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f98d3b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 43 76 2
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 74 8
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 #f98d3b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f98d3b; }
.text { color: #f98d3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f98d3b; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f98d3b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.36:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.90:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f98d3b 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 #f98d3b 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 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 #f98d3b 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

Here is how the numbers for #f98d3b 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.