Tan

#e3c6a0

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. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #e3c6a0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e3c6a0

RGB227, 198, 160

HSL34, 54%, 76%

HSV34, 30%, 89%

CMYK0%, 13%, 30%, 11%

Lab81.43, 4.66, 22.83

XYZ58.22, 59.26, 41.63

Decimal14927520

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone727 C

Shades of tan

#dbb584 #d3a569 #cb944d #bd8338 #a17030 #865d27 #6a4a1f #4f3717 #33240f #181007

Tints of tan

#e5cba8 #e8d0b0 #ead5b8 #edd9c0 #efdec9 #f1e3d1 #f4e8d9 #f6ede1 #f9f2e9 #fbf7f1

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#a0bde3 Analogous#e3a5a0 Analogous#dee3a0 Triadic#a0e3c6 Triadic#c6a0e3 Split complementary#a0dee3 Split complementary#a5a0e3

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 30, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e3c6a0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 30 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 32 17

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 #e3c6a0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e3c6a0; }
.text { color: #e3c6a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3c6a0; }

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 #e3c6a0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e3c6a0 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 #e3c6a0 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 #e3c6a0 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 #e3c6a0 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.