Tan

#ccbb8a

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

This is Tan, a soft yellow at 45 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #ccbb8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ccbb8a

RGB204, 187, 138

HSL45, 39%, 67%

HSV45, 32%, 80%

CMYK0%, 8%, 32%, 20%

Lab76.2, -1.3, 27.05

XYZ47.26, 50.21, 31.25

Decimal13417354

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone466 C

Shades of tan

#c3ae74 #b9a25f #ad944b #978142 #826f39 #6c5c2f #564a26 #41371c #2b2513 #151209

Tints of tan

#d1c194 #d5c79f #dacda9 #ded3b4 #e3d9be #e7dfc9 #ece6d3 #f0ecde #f5f2e8 #faf8f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#8a9bcc Analogous#cc9a8a Analogous#bccc8a Triadic#8accbb Triadic#bb8acc Split complementary#8abccc Split complementary#9a8acc

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 8, 32, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ccbb8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 32 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 33 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 #ccbb8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ccbb8a; }
.text { color: #ccbb8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbb8a; }

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 #ccbb8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ccbb8a 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 #ccbb8a 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 #ccbb8a 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 #ccbb8a is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.