Dark orange

#fc992c

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 31 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 #fc992c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fc992c

RGB252, 153, 44

HSL31, 97%, 58%

HSV31, 83%, 99%

CMYK0%, 39%, 83%, 1%

Lab72.0, 29.6, 67.71

XYZ51.99, 43.66, 8.07

Decimal16554284

Web safe#ff9933

Pantone1495 C

Shades of dark orange

#fc8c12 #f07f03 #d57103 #bb6303 #a15502 #874802 #6d3a02 #532c01 #381e01 #1e1000

Tints of dark orange

#fca23f #fdac53 #fdb566 #fdbe79 #fdc88d #fed1a0 #fedab3 #fee4c7 #feedda #fff6ed

Colors that go with dark orange

Complementary#2c8ffc Analogous#fc312c Analogous#f7fc2c Triadic#2cfc99 Triadic#992cfc Split complementary#2cf7fc Split complementary#312cfc

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, 39, 83, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fc992c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 39 83 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 40 80 7

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 #fc992c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fc992c; }
.text { color: #fc992c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc992c; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fc992c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fc992c 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 #fc992c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #fc992c 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 dark orange, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #fc992c 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. 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.