Orange

#f9ac21

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

Orange sits in the orange range, mid and vivid. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Orange color values

Every conversion for #f9ac21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f9ac21

RGB249, 172, 33

HSL39, 95%, 55%

HSV39, 87%, 98%

CMYK0%, 31%, 87%, 2%

Lab75.92, 18.16, 74.05

XYZ54.09, 49.75, 8.19

Decimal16362529

Web safe#ff9933

Pantone137 C

Shades of orange

#f8a309 #e29306 #c98305 #b17305 #986304 #805303 #674303 #4f3302 #362301 #1e1301

Tints of orange

#fab435 #fabb4a #fbc35e #fbcb73 #fcd287 #fcda9c #fde2b0 #fde9c5 #fef1d9 #fff9ee

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#216ef9 Analogous#f94021 Analogous#daf921 Triadic#21f9ac Triadic#ac21f9 Split complementary#21daf9 Split complementary#4021f9

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, 31, 87, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f9ac21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 31 87 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 84 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.

Orange in css

Copy #f9ac21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f9ac21; }
.text { color: #f9ac21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9ac21; }

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 #f9ac21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f9ac21 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f9ac21 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f9ac21 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

Every value on this page for #f9ac21 is computed, not guessed. 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.