Tan

#b7a280

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. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #b7a280, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b7a280

RGB183, 162, 128

HSL37, 28%, 61%

HSV37, 30%, 72%

CMYK0%, 11%, 30%, 28%

Lab67.63, 2.46, 20.52

XYZ36.35, 37.47, 25.74

Decimal12034688

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone451 C

Shades of tan

#ad956e #a3885c #917952 #7f6a48 #6d5b3e #5b4c34 #493d2a #372e1f #251f15 #14100b

Tints of tan

#beaa8c #c4b397 #cbbba3 #d1c4ae #d8ccba #ded5c5 #e5ddd1 #ebe6dc #f2eee8 #f9f7f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#8095b7 Analogous#b78780 Analogous#b0b780 Triadic#80b7a2 Triadic#a280b7 Split complementary#80b0b7 Split complementary#8780b7

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, 11, 30, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b7a280 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 30 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 32 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Tan in css

Copy #b7a280 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b7a280; }
.text { color: #b7a280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a280; }

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 #b7a280 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b7a280 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 #b7a280 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 #b7a280 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 #b7a280 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.