Tan

#ccb29d

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

This is Tan, a soft orange at 27 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #ccb29d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ccb29d
RGB204, 178, 157
HSL27, 32%, 71%
HSV27, 23%, 80%
CMYK0%, 13%, 23%, 20%
Lab74.26, 6.07, 14.17
XYZ46.91, 47.11, 38.52
Decimal13415069
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone4735 C
Pantone4735 CHex#ccb29dRgb204 178 157Cmyk0 13 23 20Lab74 6 14Darker#90694bDeep#b48d6eLighter#e3d7cd

Shades of tan

Tints of tan

Colors that go with tan

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, 13, 23, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ccb29d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 13 23 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 16 25 26
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 #ccb29d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ccb29d; }
.text { color: #ccb29d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb29d; }

How tan looks on light and dark

Tan and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ccb29d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.01:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
10.42:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ccb29d 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 #ccb29d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #ccb29d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from tan, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #ccb29d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.