Dark orange

#ff8a0c

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 grounded 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.

Dark orange color values

Every conversion for #ff8a0c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff8a0c
RGB255, 138, 12
HSL31, 100%, 52%
HSV31, 95%, 100%
CMYK0%, 46%, 95%, 0%
Lab69.09, 37.94, 73.63
XYZ50.39, 39.46, 5.31
Decimal16747020
Web safe#ff9900
Pantone716 C
Pantone716 CHex#ff8a0cRgb255 138 12Cmyk0 46 95 0Lab69 38 74Darker#7c4000Deep#c46500Lighter#f6ac5c

Shades of dark orange

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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, 95, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff8a0c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 46 95 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 46 91 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark orange in css

Copy #ff8a0c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff8a0c; }
.text { color: #ff8a0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8a0c; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ff8a0c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.36:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.89:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff8a0c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ff8a0c 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ff8a0c 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

The figures for #ff8a0c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.