Orange

#a49c8d

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

This is Orange, a grey orange at 39 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Orange color values

Every conversion for #a49c8d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a49c8d

RGB164, 156, 141

HSL39, 11%, 60%

HSV39, 14%, 64%

CMYK0%, 5%, 14%, 36%

Lab64.64, 0.28, 8.89

XYZ32.01, 33.59, 30.0

Decimal10787981

Web safe#999999

Pantone415 C

Shades of orange

#988f7e #8b816f #7c7363 #6d6557 #5d574a #4e493e #3f3a32 #302c26 #201e1a #11100e

Tints of orange

#aca597 #b5aea2 #bdb7ac #c5c0b7 #cec9c1 #d6d2cb #dedbd6 #e6e4e0 #efedeb #f7f6f5

Colors that go with orange

Complementary#8d95a4 Analogous#a4918d Analogous#a1a48d Triadic#8da49c Triadic#9c8da4 Split complementary#8da1a4 Split complementary#918da4

Orange in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 14, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a49c8d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 14 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 17 42

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.

Orange in css

Copy #a49c8d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a49c8d; }
.text { color: #a49c8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49c8d; }

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 #a49c8d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a49c8d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a49c8d 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a49c8d 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

The figures for #a49c8d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.