Tan

#ab9476

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

Tan color values

Every conversion for #ab9476, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab9476

RGB171, 148, 118

HSL34, 24%, 57%

HSV34, 31%, 67%

CMYK0%, 13%, 31%, 33%

Lab62.63, 3.97, 19.04

XYZ30.65, 31.15, 21.54

Decimal11244662

Web safe#999966

Pantone403 C

Shades of tan

#a18766 #937a5a #836d50 #736047 #63523d #534533 #433829 #332a1f #231d15 #13100c

Tints of tan

#b39e83 #baa88f #c2b29c #cabba8 #d2c5b5 #d9cfc2 #e1d9ce #e9e3db #f0ede7 #f8f6f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#768dab Analogous#ab7a76 Analogous#a7ab76 Triadic#76ab94 Triadic#9476ab Split complementary#76a7ab Split complementary#7a76ab

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, 13, 31, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab9476 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 31 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 33 39

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 #ab9476 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab9476; }
.text { color: #ab9476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9476; }

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 #ab9476 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab9476 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 #ab9476 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 #ab9476 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 #ab9476 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.