Tan

#b5a476

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 soft. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #b5a476, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b5a476

RGB181, 164, 118

HSL44, 30%, 59%

HSV44, 35%, 71%

CMYK0%, 9%, 35%, 29%

Lab67.79, -0.72, 26.15

XYZ35.6, 37.68, 22.54

Decimal11904118

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone451 C

Shades of tan

#ac9865 #9f8c56 #8e7c4d #7c6d43 #6b5e3a #5a4e30 #483f27 #37301e #252114 #14110b

Tints of tan

#bcac83 #c3b58f #c9bd9c #d0c5a8 #d7ceb5 #ded6c1 #e4dece #ebe7da #f2efe7 #f9f7f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#7687b5 Analogous#b58476 Analogous#a6b576 Triadic#76b5a4 Triadic#a476b5 Split complementary#76a6b5 Split complementary#8576b5

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 9, 35, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b5a476 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 35 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 36 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 #b5a476 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b5a476; }
.text { color: #b5a476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a476; }

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 #b5a476 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b5a476 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 #b5a476 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 #b5a476 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 #b5a476 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.