Dark orange

#ff9c21

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 #ff9c21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff9c21

RGB255, 156, 33

HSL33, 100%, 56%

HSV33, 87%, 100%

CMYK0%, 39%, 87%, 0%

Lab72.99, 29.01, 72.04

XYZ53.4, 45.15, 7.34

Decimal16751649

Web safe#ff9933

Pantone1375 C

Shades of dark orange

#ff9107 #ed8300 #d37500 #b96700 #9f5800 #864a00 #6c3c00 #522d00 #381f00 #1f1100

Tints of dark orange

#ffa535 #ffae4a #ffb75e #ffc073 #ffca87 #ffd39b #ffdcb0 #ffe5c4 #ffeed9 #fff7ed

Colors that go with dark orange

Complementary#2184ff Analogous#ff2d21 Analogous#f3ff21 Triadic#21ff9c Triadic#9c21ff Split complementary#21f3ff Split complementary#2d21ff

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, 39, 87, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff9c21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 39 87 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 40 84 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 #ff9c21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff9c21; }
.text { color: #ff9c21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9c21; }

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 #ff9c21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff9c21 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 #ff9c21 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 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 #ff9c21 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

Here is how the numbers for #ff9c21 are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.