Tan

#b3a278

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 43 degrees. 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 #b3a278, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b3a278

RGB179, 162, 120

HSL43, 28%, 59%

HSV43, 33%, 70%

CMYK0%, 9%, 33%, 30%

Lab67.11, -0.2, 24.14

XYZ34.9, 36.78, 23.03

Decimal11772536

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone451 C

Shades of tan

#a99667 #9d8958 #8c7a4f #7b6b45 #695c3b #584d32 #473e28 #362f1e #252015 #14110b

Tints of tan

#baab84 #c1b391 #c8bc9d #cfc4a9 #d6cdb6 #ddd5c2 #e4decf #ebe6db #f2efe7 #f9f7f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#7889b3 Analogous#b38578 Analogous#a6b378 Triadic#78b3a2 Triadic#a278b3 Split complementary#78a6b3 Split complementary#8478b3

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 9, 33, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b3a278 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 33 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 34 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Tan in css

Copy #b3a278 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b3a278; }
.text { color: #b3a278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a278; }

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 #b3a278 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b3a278 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 #b3a278 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 #b3a278 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 #b3a278 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.