Tan

#d8ba8c

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

Tan sits in the orange range, light and soft. 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 #d8ba8c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d8ba8c

RGB216, 186, 140

HSL36, 49%, 70%

HSV36, 35%, 85%

CMYK0%, 14%, 35%, 15%

Lab77.05, 4.2, 27.31

XYZ50.61, 51.61, 32.11

Decimal14203532

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone466 C

Shades of tan

#d0ab74 #c89d5b #bf8e43 #a97d39 #906b31 #785929 #604720 #473518 #2f2310 #171108

Tints of tan

#dbc096 #dfc6a0 #e2ccab #e6d2b5 #e9d9bf #eddfc9 #f0e5d3 #f4ebdd #f7f1e8 #faf7f2

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#8caad8 Analogous#d8948c Analogous#d0d88c Triadic#8cd8ba Triadic#ba8cd8 Split complementary#8cd0d8 Split complementary#948cd8

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 35, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d8ba8c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 35 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 36 21

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 #d8ba8c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d8ba8c; }
.text { color: #d8ba8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8ba8c; }

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 #d8ba8c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d8ba8c 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 #d8ba8c 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 #d8ba8c 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

Here is how the numbers for #d8ba8c are worked out. 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.