Browse 160 Pantone orange references spanning vivid orange, softer apricot, coral-leaning shades and deeper rust tones. The featured selection gives you a quick comparison before the complete collection, grouped by lightness. Copy a HEX value to explore a digital layout, while keeping the original Pantone name for your shortlist. Pale coral can sit close to pink and dark orange close to brown, so the related families offer useful alternatives.
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Light shades 41
Medium shades 116
Dark shades 3
Design & print notes
Compare orange with its neighbors
Build a small comparison using one clear orange, one yellow-leaning candidate and one red-leaning candidate. Look at them beside the same neutral rather than against three different backgrounds. For a palette that includes photography, check both warm highlights and darker areas of the image. The orange that works for a headline may not be the best choice for a large panel.
Give small details enough contrast
Use the contrast checker before assigning orange to text, icons or thin chart lines. A vivid appearance is not a guarantee of readable contrast, particularly against white. Try a darker orange for small elements and keep a lighter version for a broad background. Label chart categories directly where possible so that the palette does not carry all of the information alone.
Separate screen choice from print approval
Use these swatches to narrow your options before requesting a production sample. Tell your printer whether the orange will be specified as a spot color or reproduced through a process workflow. Compare the result on the intended stock, especially alongside nearby red and yellow elements. Keep the accepted physical proof and the complete color name together in the project specification.
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