Orange

#ffa429

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for orange, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Orange, a vivid orange at 34 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.

Orange color values

Every conversion for #ffa429, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffa429

RGB255, 164, 41

HSL34, 100%, 58%

HSV34, 84%, 100%

CMYK0%, 36%, 84%, 0%

Lab74.81, 25.04, 71.21

XYZ54.92, 47.97, 8.46

Decimal16753705

Web safe#ff9933

Pantone137 C

Shades of orange

#ff990e#f38c00#d87c00#be6d00#a35e00#894f00#6e3f00#543000#392100#1f1200

Tints of orange

#ffac3d#ffb550#ffbd64#ffc577#ffce8b#ffd69f#ffdeb2#ffe7c6#ffefda#fff7ed

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#2984ffAnalogous#ff3929Analogous#efff29Triadic#29ffa4Triadic#a429ffSplit complementary#29efffSplit complementary#3929ff

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, 36, 84, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffa429 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 36 84 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 37 81 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.

Orange in css

Copy #ffa429 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffa429; }
.text { color: #ffa429; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa429; }

How orange looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ffa429 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffa429 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ffa429 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ffa429 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 orange, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #ffa429 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.