Dark orange

#4e2c0a

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

This is Dark orange, a strong orange at 30 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark orange color values

Every conversion for #4e2c0a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e2c0a
RGB78, 44, 10
HSL30, 77%, 17%
HSV30, 87%, 31%
CMYK0%, 44%, 87%, 69%
Lab21.74, 12.66, 26.95
XYZ4.1, 3.44, 0.74
Decimal5123082
Web safe#663300
Pantone1545 C
Pantone1545 CHex#4e2c0aRgb78 44 10Cmyk0 44 87 69Lab22 13 27Darker#361f07Deep#4e2c0aLighter#875018

Shades of dark orange

Tints of dark orange

Colors that go with dark orange

Dark orange in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 44, 87, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e2c0a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 44 87 69
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 84 75
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 #4e2c0a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e2c0a; }
.text { color: #4e2c0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e2c0a; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4e2c0a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
12.44:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.69:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e2c0a 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 #4e2c0a 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 #4e2c0a 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 #4e2c0a are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.