Tan

#b6a389

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

Tan is a mid orange with grounded warmth. 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 #b6a389, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b6a389

RGB182, 163, 137

HSL35, 24%, 63%

HSV35, 25%, 71%

CMYK0%, 10%, 25%, 29%

Lab67.98, 2.78, 16.05

XYZ36.9, 37.95, 29.05

Decimal11969417

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone402 C

Shades of tan

#ab9577 #a08765 #907959 #7e6a4e #6c5b43 #5a4c38 #483d2d #372e22 #251f17 #13100c

Tints of tan

#bdab94 #c3b49e #cabca9 #d0c4b4 #d7cdbe #ded5c9 #e4ddd4 #ebe6df #f2eee9 #f8f6f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#899cb6 Analogous#b68c89 Analogous#b3b689 Triadic#89b6a3 Triadic#a389b6 Split complementary#89b3b6 Split complementary#8c89b6

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, 10, 25, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b6a389 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 10 25 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 13 27 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 #b6a389 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b6a389; }
.text { color: #b6a389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a389; }

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 #b6a389 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b6a389 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 #b6a389 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 #b6a389 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 #b6a389 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.