Tan

#b0a28f

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

Tan sits in the orange range, mid and muted. 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 #b0a28f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b0a28f

RGB176, 162, 143

HSL35, 17%, 63%

HSV35, 19%, 69%

CMYK0%, 8%, 19%, 31%

Lab67.32, 1.91, 11.72

XYZ35.78, 37.05, 31.25

Decimal11575951

Web safe#999999

Pantone402 C

Shades of tan

#a4947e #98866d #887760 #776854 #675a48 #564b3c #453c30 #342d25 #231e19 #12100d

Tints of tan

#b7aa99 #beb3a3 #c5bbad #cdc4b8 #d4ccc2 #dbd5cc #e2ddd6 #e9e5e0 #f0eeea #f8f6f5

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#8f9db0 Analogous#b0928f Analogous#aeb08f Triadic#8fb0a2 Triadic#a28fb0 Split complementary#8faeb0 Split complementary#928fb0

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 8, 19, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b0a28f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 19 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 21 37

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 #b0a28f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b0a28f; }
.text { color: #b0a28f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a28f; }

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 #b0a28f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b0a28f 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 #b0a28f 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 #b0a28f 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 #b0a28f 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.