Tan

#b4a06e

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 #b4a06e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b4a06e

RGB180, 160, 110

HSL43, 32%, 57%

HSV43, 39%, 71%

CMYK0%, 11%, 39%, 29%

Lab66.5, 0.06, 28.75

XYZ34.21, 35.97, 19.89

Decimal11837550

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone465 C

Shades of tan

#ab955d #9d8751 #8c7948 #7b6a3f #6a5b37 #594c2e #473e25 #362f1c #252013 #14110a

Tints of tan

#bba97b #c2b189 #c9ba96 #d0c3a3 #d6ccb1 #ddd4be #e4ddcb #ebe6d9 #f2efe6 #f9f7f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#6e82b4 Analogous#b47d6e Analogous#a5b46e Triadic#6eb4a0 Triadic#a06eb4 Split complementary#6ea5b4 Split complementary#7d6eb4

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 11, 39, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b4a06e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 39 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 40 35

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 #b4a06e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b4a06e; }
.text { color: #b4a06e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a06e; }

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 #b4a06e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b4a06e 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 #b4a06e 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 #b4a06e 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

Here is how the numbers for #b4a06e are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.