Tan

#c6c1a5

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

Tan is a light yellow, open at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #c6c1a5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c6c1a5

RGB198, 193, 165

HSL51, 22%, 71%

HSV51, 17%, 78%

CMYK0%, 3%, 17%, 22%

Lab77.79, -2.96, 14.74

XYZ49.15, 52.86, 43.21

Decimal13025701

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5793 C

Shades of tan

#b9b391 #aca57c #9f9768 #8d8559 #78724c #645f3f #504b33 #3b3826 #272519 #13120c

Tints of tan

#cbc6ad #d0ccb5 #d5d1bd #dad7c5 #dfdccd #e4e2d4 #e9e7dc #eeede4 #f3f2ec #f8f7f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#a5aac6 Analogous#c6b1a5 Analogous#bbc6a5 Triadic#a5c6c1 Triadic#c1a5c6 Split complementary#a5bbc6 Split complementary#b1a5c6

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 17, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c6c1a5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 17 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 20 28

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.

Tan in css

Copy #c6c1a5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c6c1a5; }
.text { color: #c6c1a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c1a5; }

How tan looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Tan and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c6c1a5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c6c1a5 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Tan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c6c1a5 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn tan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c6c1a5 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 tan, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #c6c1a5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.