Tan

#c8b3a5

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

Tan is a light orange with soft warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #c8b3a5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8b3a5

RGB200, 179, 165

HSL24, 24%, 72%

HSV24, 17%, 78%

CMYK0%, 11%, 17%, 22%

Lab74.34, 5.23, 9.88

XYZ46.73, 47.24, 42.25

Decimal13153189

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone480 C

Shades of tan

#bba190 #af907b #a27e67 #906e58 #7b5e4b #664e3e #513e32 #3d2e25 #281e18 #130f0c

Tints of tan

#cdbaad #d2c0b5 #d6c7bd #dbcec5 #e0d4cc #e5dbd4 #eae2dc #efe8e4 #f3efec #f8f6f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#a5bac8 Analogous#c8a5a9 Analogous#c8c4a5 Triadic#a5c8b3 Triadic#b3a5c8 Split complementary#a5c8c5 Split complementary#a5a9c8

Tan in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 11, 17, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8b3a5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 17 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 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 #c8b3a5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8b3a5; }
.text { color: #c8b3a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b3a5; }

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 #c8b3a5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8b3a5 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 #c8b3a5 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 #c8b3a5 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

Every value on this page for #c8b3a5 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.