What color does orange and black make?
Orange and Black make Burnt Umber (#4A2E15). Black doesn't just darken orange, it pulls it toward a dark, burnt umber brown rather than staying orange.
Orange and Black sit a moderate distance apart on the color wheel, which is the gap that tends to produce a genuine in-between hue rather than a washed-out version of either original color.
How the ratio changes the result
That's the traditional paint-mixing answer. The calculator below blends these exact colors live in OKLCH space, which lands a little differently, edit either hex to compare the two.
Orange and Black mix FAQ
What color does orange and black make?
Orange and Black make Burnt Umber (#4A2E15). Black doesn't just darken orange, it pulls it toward a dark, burnt umber brown rather than staying orange.
Does the ratio of orange to black change the result?
Yes. Equal parts land on Burnt Umber (#4A2E15), but using more orange pulls the result toward #b7583f, and more black pulls it toward #482b2f. Try any ratio in the calculator above.
What's the exact hex code for orange and black mixed?
Orange (#F0752B) and Black (#171717) mixed in equal parts is #4A2E15. Copy it directly from the calculator, or open it in the generator to build a full palette around it.