Dark orange

#fe8939

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 #fe8939, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fe8939
RGB254, 137, 57
HSL24, 99%, 61%
HSV24, 78%, 100%
CMYK0%, 46%, 78%, 0%
Lab68.94, 39.01, 60.03
XYZ50.56, 39.26, 8.78
Decimal16681273
Web safe#ff9933
Pantone1575 C
Pantone1575 CHex#fe8939Rgb254 137 57Cmyk0 46 78 0Lab69 39 60Darker#a74401Deep#ee6201Lighter#f8b586

Shades of dark orange

Tints of dark orange

Colors that go with dark orange

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, 78, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fe8939 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 46 78 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 46 76 6
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 #fe8939 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fe8939; }
.text { color: #fe8939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fe8939; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fe8939 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.37:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.85:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fe8939 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 #fe8939 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 #fe8939 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #fe8939 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.