Dark orange

#fd8821

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 28 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 #fd8821, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fd8821

RGB253, 136, 33

HSL28, 98%, 56%

HSV28, 87%, 99%

CMYK0%, 46%, 87%, 1%

Lab68.46, 38.46, 68.37

XYZ49.59, 38.6, 6.28

Decimal16615457

Web safe#ff9933

Pantone151 C

Shades of dark orange

#fd7a08 #e96e02 #d06202 #b65602 #9d4a01 #843e01 #6a3201 #512601 #381a01 #1e0e00

Tints of dark orange

#fd9335 #fd9e4a #fea95e #feb473 #febf87 #feca9c #fed5b0 #fee0c4 #ffebd9 #fff6ed

Colors that go with dark orange

Complementary#2196fd Analogous#fd2128 Analogous#fdf621 Triadic#21fd88 Triadic#8821fd Split complementary#21fdf6 Split complementary#2128fd

Dark 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, 46, 87, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fd8821 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 46 87 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 46 84 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 #fd8821 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fd8821; }
.text { color: #fd8821; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fd8821; }

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 #fd8821 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fd8821 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 #fd8821 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 #fd8821 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 #fd8821 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.