Media & Entertainment

Audible Color Codes

Audible works in an orange, hex #F8991C, with near-black. The Audible color codes in Hex, RGB and CMYK can be found below. Don Katz founded it in 1995, and it shipped one of the first portable digital audio players in 1997, years before the iPod; Amazon bought it in 2008 and it is now the largest audiobook seller. Its nearest peer on this site is Bandcamp.

The Audible logo, shown for identification. Audible is a trademark of its owner and this site is not affiliated with it.

Primary colors

What are Audible Primary Colors?

Audible's primary color is #F8991C. Every value on this page is derived from it.

Audible publishes a brand system; the value shown matches its stated orange.

Audible Orange

Hex	#F8991C
RGB	248, 153, 28
HSL	hsl(34, 94%, 54%)
CMYK	0%, 38%, 89%, 3%converted · approximate
Pantone	PMS 1375 Cnearest match · not published by the brand

Audible Hex Color Codes

Audible hex color codes are #F8991C for orange.

Color	Hex
Orange	#F8991C

Audible RGB Color Codes

Audible RGB color codes are 248, 153, 28 for orange. Reach for RGB when a tool wants channel numbers or a CSS alpha value.

Color	RGB
Orange	rgb(248, 153, 28)

Audible HSL Color Codes

Audible HSL color codes are 34, 94%, 54% for orange. Change the third value for a lighter or darker version without moving the hue.

Color	HSL
Orange	hsl(34, 94%, 54%)

Audible CMYK Color Code

Audible CMYK color codes are conversions from the hex, because the brand publishes none. Check a printed proof before a full run.

Color	CMYK
Orange	0%, 38%, 89%, 3%

Audible Pantone Color Codes

Audible Pantone color codes are nearest matches by color distance, not brand specs. The table shows the closest swatch for every color.

Color	Nearest Pantone
Orange	PMS 1375 C

Logo

Audible Logo Colors

Audible logo colors are one orange for the wordmark and the sound-wave A mark.

Audible Logo Colors Palette

What the Audible Logo Colors Mean?

The Audible orange is a warm, spoken-word tone rather than a music one, which suits a service built on narration. The mark is a lowercase a with a curve pulled off it to suggest a sound wave leaving a mouth; the orange ties it to the Amazon family without being Amazon's exact tone.

Audible Logo Color History

Audible logo color history has been orange since well before the Amazon purchase. The wave-A mark arrived in a 2010s refresh; the color carried straight through.

Audible Logo Fonts

Audible logo fonts are a custom bold sans, rounded and open. A face like Museo Sans is the closest match.

Audible Logo JPG

Audible logo in JPG. No transparency, so it is flattened onto white. Safe for documents and slide decks.

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Audible Logo PNG

Audible logo in PNG, with a transparent background. Use it over a colored surface.

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Audible Logo WebP

Audible logo in WebP. Same transparency as the PNG at about a third of the file size.

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Audible Color Code Shades

Audible color code shades step evenly from the primary toward black, for hover states, borders and shadows.

These are interface steps, not Audible paint or trim names.

In code

Using the Audible palette

CSS custom properties

:root {
  --audible-orange: #F8991C;
}

Contrast against white

Orange	2.20:1AA ×

Brand colors are chosen for recognition, not for legibility. A failing value here is normal. It means use it as a fill, not as text.