Orange

#fcbb42

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. 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 #fcbb42, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fcbb42

RGB252, 187, 66

HSL39, 97%, 62%

HSV39, 74%, 99%

CMYK0%, 26%, 74%, 1%

Lab79.97, 12.61, 67.03

XYZ58.9, 56.63, 12.98

Decimal16563010

Web safe#ffcc33

Pantone136 C

Shades of orange

#fcb126 #fba709 #e49604 #c88303 #ac7103 #8f5e02 #734b02 #573901 #3a2601 #1e1400

Tints of orange

#fcc153 #fdc764 #fdce75 #fdd487 #fdda98 #fee0a9 #fee6ba #feeccb #fef3dc #fff9ed

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#4283fc Analogous#fc5e42 Analogous#e0fc42 Triadic#42fcbb Triadic#bb42fc Split complementary#42e0fc Split complementary#5e42fc

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, 26, 74, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fcbb42 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 74 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 72 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 #fcbb42 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fcbb42; }
.text { color: #fcbb42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcbb42; }

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 #fcbb42 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fcbb42 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 #fcbb42 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 #fcbb42 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

The figures for #fcbb42 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. 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.