Dark orange

#3a2a0a

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

Dark orange is a dark orange with dramatic warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. 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 #3a2a0a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3a2a0a

RGB58, 42, 10

HSL40, 71%, 13%

HSV40, 83%, 23%

CMYK0%, 28%, 83%, 77%

Lab18.27, 3.49, 22.25

XYZ2.63, 2.58, 0.65

Decimal3811850

Web safe#333300

Pantone449 C

Shades of dark orange

#372809 #342509 #302308 #2d2108 #2a1e07 #271c07 #241a06 #201806 #1d1505 #1a1304

Tints of dark orange

#5e4410 #825e16 #a7791d #cb9323 #dda73b #e3b75f #eac883 #f0d8a7 #f6e8cc #fcf8f0

Colors that go with dark orange

Complementary#0a1a3a Analogous#3a120a Analogous#323a0a Triadic#0a3a2a Triadic#2a0a3a Split complementary#0a323a Split complementary#120a3a

Dark orange in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 28, 83, 77.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3a2a0a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 28 83 77

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 30 80 83

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #3a2a0a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3a2a0a; }
.text { color: #3a2a0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2a0a; }

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 #3a2a0a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3a2a0a 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 #3a2a0a 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 #3a2a0a 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 #3a2a0a are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.