Tan

#b2995f

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

Tan is a mid orange with confident 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 #b2995f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2995f

RGB178, 153, 95

HSL42, 35%, 54%

HSV42, 47%, 70%

CMYK0%, 14%, 47%, 30%

Lab64.22, 1.39, 33.81

XYZ31.82, 33.07, 15.53

Decimal11704671

Web safe#999966

Pantone465 C

Shades of tan

#a88e51 #988049 #877241 #776439 #665631 #564929 #463b22 #352d1a #251f12 #15110a

Tints of tan

#b9a26e #c0ac7d #c7b58b #cebf9a #d6c8a9 #ddd2b8 #e4dbc7 #ebe4d5 #f2eee4 #f9f7f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#5f78b2 Analogous#b2705f Analogous#a2b25f Triadic#5fb299 Triadic#995fb2 Split complementary#5fa2b2 Split complementary#6f5fb2

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, 14, 47, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2995f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 47 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 47 36

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 #b2995f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2995f; }
.text { color: #b2995f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2995f; }

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 #b2995f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2995f 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 #b2995f 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 #b2995f 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 #b2995f is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.