Tan

#a7a187

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

Tan is a mid yellow, confident at this saturation. 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 #a7a187, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a7a187

RGB167, 161, 135

HSL49, 15%, 59%

HSV49, 19%, 65%

CMYK0%, 4%, 19%, 35%

Lab66.1, -2.27, 14.34

XYZ33.05, 35.45, 28.02

Decimal10985863

Web safe#999999

Pantone415 C

Shades of tan

#9c9577 #8f8869 #7f795d #706a52 #605b46 #504c3b #413d2f #312f24 #212018 #12110d

Tints of tan

#afaa92 #b7b29d #bfbba8 #c7c3b3 #cfccbe #d7d5c9 #dfddd4 #e7e6df #efeeea #f7f7f5

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#878da7 Analogous#a79187 Analogous#9da787 Triadic#87a7a1 Triadic#a187a7 Split complementary#879da7 Split complementary#9187a7

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 19, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a7a187 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 19 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 21 41

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Tan in css

Copy #a7a187 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a7a187; }
.text { color: #a7a187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a187; }

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 #a7a187 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a7a187 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Tan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a7a187 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn tan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a7a187 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 #a7a187 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.