Tan

#b8a178

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 #b8a178, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b8a178

RGB184, 161, 120

HSL38, 31%, 60%

HSV38, 35%, 72%

CMYK0%, 13%, 35%, 28%

Lab67.3, 2.37, 24.47

XYZ35.9, 37.04, 23.03

Decimal12099960

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone465 C

Shades of tan

#af9566 #a38856 #91794d #806a43 #6e5b3a #5c4c30 #4a3d27 #382e1d #262014 #14110b

Tints of tan

#beaa84 #c5b291 #cbbb9d #d2c3a9 #d8ccb6 #dfd5c2 #e5ddce #ece6db #f2eee7 #f9f7f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#788fb8 Analogous#b88178 Analogous#afb878 Triadic#78b8a1 Triadic#a178b8 Split complementary#78afb8 Split complementary#8178b8

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 35, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b8a178 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 35 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 36 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 #b8a178 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b8a178; }
.text { color: #b8a178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a178; }

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 #b8a178 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b8a178 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 #b8a178 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 #b8a178 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 #b8a178 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.