Dark orange

#ff8a3a

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 balanced 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 #ff8a3a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff8a3a
RGB255, 138, 58
HSL24, 100%, 61%
HSV24, 77%, 100%
CMYK0%, 46%, 77%, 0%
Lab69.29, 38.93, 59.98
XYZ51.09, 39.74, 8.98
Decimal16747066
Web safe#ff9933
Pantone1575 C
Pantone1575 CHex#ff8a3aRgb255 138 58Cmyk0 46 77 0Lab69 39 60Darker#aa4500Deep#f26200Lighter#f9b688

Shades of dark orange

Tints of dark orange

Colors that go with dark orange

Dark 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, 46, 77, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff8a3a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 46 77 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 46 75 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 #ff8a3a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff8a3a; }
.text { color: #ff8a3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8a3a; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ff8a3a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.35:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.95:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff8a3a 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 #ff8a3a 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 #ff8a3a 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 #ff8a3a are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.