Tan

#b5975d

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

Tan is a mid orange with balanced 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 #b5975d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b5975d

RGB181, 151, 93

HSL40, 37%, 54%

HSV40, 49%, 71%

CMYK0%, 17%, 49%, 29%

Lab63.96, 3.55, 34.6

XYZ32.1, 32.75, 14.99

Decimal11900765

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone465 C

Shades of tan

#ab8c4e #9b7e47 #8a703f #796337 #695530 #584828 #473a20 #362c19 #261f11 #15110a

Tints of tan

#bca16c #c3aa7b #cab48a #d0bd99 #d7c7a8 #ded1b7 #e5dac6 #ece4d5 #f3eee4 #f9f7f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#5d7bb5 Analogous#b56b5d Analogous#a7b55d Triadic#5db597 Triadic#975db5 Split complementary#5da7b5 Split complementary#6b5db5

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 17, 49, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b5975d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 17 49 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 20 49 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 #b5975d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b5975d; }
.text { color: #b5975d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5975d; }

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 #b5975d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b5975d 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 #b5975d 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 #b5975d 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 #b5975d 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. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.