Tan

#cebb8f

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

Tan is a mid orange with grounded warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. 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 #cebb8f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cebb8f

RGB206, 187, 143

HSL42, 39%, 68%

HSV42, 31%, 81%

CMYK0%, 9%, 31%, 19%

Lab76.46, 0.12, 24.78

XYZ48.18, 50.65, 33.22

Decimal13548431

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone466 C

Shades of tan

#c4ae79 #bba063 #b0924d #9a8043 #846e3a #6e5b30 #584926 #42361d #2b2413 #151209

Tints of tan

#d2c199 #d7c7a3 #dbcdad #dfd3b7 #e4d9c1 #e8dfcb #ece5d5 #f1ebdf #f5f1e9 #faf7f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#8fa2ce Analogous#ce9b8f Analogous#c1ce8f Triadic#8fcebb Triadic#bb8fce Split complementary#8fc1ce Split complementary#9b8fce

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, 9, 31, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cebb8f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 31 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 33 25

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 #cebb8f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cebb8f; }
.text { color: #cebb8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebb8f; }

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 #cebb8f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cebb8f 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 #cebb8f 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 #cebb8f 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 #cebb8f 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. 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.