Tan

#ae9b7e

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

This is Tan, a muted orange at 36 degrees. 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 #ae9b7e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae9b7e

RGB174, 155, 126

HSL36, 23%, 59%

HSV36, 28%, 68%

CMYK0%, 11%, 28%, 32%

Lab64.92, 2.42, 17.78

XYZ32.94, 33.95, 24.55

Decimal11443070

Web safe#999966

Pantone451 C

Shades of tan

#a48e6d #97815f #877355 #76654a #665740 #554835 #443a2b #342c21 #231e16 #13100c

Tints of tan

#b5a48a #bdad96 #c4b6a1 #ccc0ad #d3c9b9 #dad2c5 #e2dbd1 #e9e4dc #f1ede8 #f8f6f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#7e91ae Analogous#ae837e Analogous#a9ae7e Triadic#7eae9b Triadic#9b7eae Split complementary#7ea9ae Split complementary#837eae

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 11, 28, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae9b7e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 28 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 30 38

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 #ae9b7e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae9b7e; }
.text { color: #ae9b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9b7e; }

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 #ae9b7e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae9b7e 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 #ae9b7e 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 #ae9b7e 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 #ae9b7e is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.