Dark orange

#f59421

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

Dark orange sits in the orange range, mid and vivid. 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.

Dark orange color values

Every conversion for #f59421, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f59421

RGB245, 148, 33

HSL33, 91%, 55%

HSV33, 87%, 96%

CMYK0%, 40%, 87%, 4%

Lab69.97, 29.06, 69.11

XYZ48.52, 40.7, 6.74

Decimal16094241

Web safe#ff9933

Pantone1375 C

Shades of dark orange

#f2880b #db7b0a #c36e09 #ab6008 #945307 #7c4606 #643805 #4d2b03 #351e02 #1d1001

Tints of dark orange

#f69e35 #f7a84a #f8b25e #f9bc73 #fac587 #fbcf9c #fbd9b0 #fce3c5 #fdedd9 #fef7ee

Colors that go with dark orange

Complementary#2182f5 Analogous#f52a21 Analogous#ecf521 Triadic#21f594 Triadic#9421f5 Split complementary#21ecf5 Split complementary#2a21f5

Dark orange in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 40, 87, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f59421 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 40 87 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 41 84 10

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark orange in css

Copy #f59421 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f59421; }
.text { color: #f59421; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f59421; }

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 #f59421 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f59421 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 #f59421 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 #f59421 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 #f59421 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.