Dark orange

#fa9409

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 confident warmth. 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.

Dark orange color values

Every conversion for #fa9409, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fa9409
RGB250, 148, 9
HSL35, 96%, 51%
HSV35, 96%, 98%
CMYK0%, 41%, 96%, 2%
Lab70.54, 30.78, 74.68
XYZ50.06, 41.52, 5.63
Decimal16421897
Web safe#ff9900
Pantone1375 C
Pantone1375 CHex#fa9409Rgb250 148 9Cmyk0 41 96 2Lab71 31 75Darker#724302Deep#b86c04Lighter#f3b158

Shades of dark orange

Tints of dark orange

Colors that go with dark orange

Dark orange in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 41, 96, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fa9409 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 41 96 2
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 42 92 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 #fa9409 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fa9409; }
.text { color: #fa9409; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa9409; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fa9409 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.26:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.30:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fa9409 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 #fa9409 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 #fa9409 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #fa9409 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.