Orange

#fca32e

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

Orange is a mid orange with confident 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.

Orange color values

Every conversion for #fca32e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fca32e

RGB252, 163, 46

HSL34, 97%, 58%

HSV34, 82%, 99%

CMYK0%, 35%, 82%, 1%

Lab74.25, 24.45, 68.99

XYZ53.74, 47.09, 8.84

Decimal16556846

Web safe#ff9933

Pantone137 C

Shades of orange

#fc9714 #f18a03 #d77b03 #bc6c03 #a25d02 #884e02 #6d3f02 #533001 #392001 #1e1100

Tints of orange

#fcab41 #fdb454 #fdbc67 #fdc57b #fdcd8e #fed6a1 #fedeb4 #fee6c7 #feefda #fff7ed

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#2e87fc Analogous#fc3c2e Analogous#eefc2e Triadic#2efca3 Triadic#a32efc Split complementary#2eeefc Split complementary#3c2efc

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, 35, 82, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fca32e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 35 82 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 36 79 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.

Orange in css

Copy #fca32e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fca32e; }
.text { color: #fca32e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fca32e; }

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 #fca32e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fca32e 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 #fca32e 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 #fca32e 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 #fca32e is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.