Dark orange

#fa7a00

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 29 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 #fa7a00, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fa7a00
RGB250, 122, 0
HSL29, 100%, 49%
HSV29, 100%, 98%
CMYK0%, 51%, 100%, 2%
Lab65.16, 43.85, 72.54
XYZ46.38, 34.24, 4.16
Decimal16415232
Web safe#ff6600
Pantone1505 C
Pantone1505 CHex#fa7a00Rgb250 122 0Cmyk0 51 100 2Lab65 44 73Darker#6b3400Deep#b35700Lighter#f69f4c

Shades of dark orange

Tints of dark orange

Colors that go with dark orange

Dark 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, 51, 100, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fa7a00 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 51 100 2
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 51 96 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark orange in css

Copy #fa7a00 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fa7a00; }
.text { color: #fa7a00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa7a00; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fa7a00 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.68:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.85:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fa7a00 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 #fa7a00 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 #fa7a00 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 #fa7a00 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.