Tan

#b79d7b

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 34 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 #b79d7b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b79d7b

RGB183, 157, 123

HSL34, 29%, 60%

HSV34, 33%, 72%

CMYK0%, 14%, 33%, 28%

Lab66.22, 4.52, 21.35

XYZ35.16, 35.61, 23.76

Decimal12033403

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone465 C

Shades of tan

#ad9069 #a28259 #91744f #7f6645 #6d573b #5b4932 #493b28 #372d1e #261e15 #14100b

Tints of tan

#bea687 #c4af93 #cbb89f #d1c1ab #d8cab7 #ded3c3 #e5dccf #ece5db #f2ede7 #f9f6f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#7b95b7 Analogous#b77f7b Analogous#b3b77b Triadic#7bb79d Triadic#9d7bb7 Split complementary#7bb3b7 Split complementary#7f7bb7

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, 14, 33, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b79d7b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 33 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 34 34

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Tan in css

Copy #b79d7b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b79d7b; }
.text { color: #b79d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79d7b; }

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 #b79d7b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b79d7b against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Tan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b79d7b 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn tan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b79d7b 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 #b79d7b are worked out. 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.