Light orange

#bbb2ae

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

Light orange is a light orange with open 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.

Light orange color values

Every conversion for #bbb2ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbb2ae

RGB187, 178, 174

HSL18, 9%, 71%

HSV18, 7%, 73%

CMYK0%, 5%, 7%, 27%

Lab73.19, 2.49, 3.17

XYZ44.05, 45.46, 46.5

Decimal12300974

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone422 C

Shades of light orange

#aca19c #9d908a #8e7f78 #7c6f68 #6a5f59 #584f4a #473f3b #352f2c #231f1d #110f0e

Tints of light orange

#c1b9b5 #c7c0bc #cdc6c3 #d3cdcb #d9d4d2 #dfdbd9 #e5e1e0 #ebe8e7 #f1efee #f7f6f5

Colors that go with light orange

Complementary#aeb7bb Analogous#bbaeb1 Analogous#bbb8ae Triadic#aebbb2 Triadic#b2aebb Split complementary#aebbb8 Split complementary#aeb1bb

Light orange in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 7, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbb2ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 7 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 10 33

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.

Light orange in css

Copy #bbb2ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbb2ae; }
.text { color: #bbb2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb2ae; }

How light orange looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bbb2ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbb2ae against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bbb2ae sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light orange? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bbb2ae 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 light orange, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #bbb2ae 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.