Tan

#b8af89

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

Tan falls in the yellow band, mid and muted. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #b8af89, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b8af89

RGB184, 175, 137

HSL49, 25%, 63%

HSV49, 26%, 72%

CMYK0%, 5%, 26%, 28%

Lab71.32, -2.9, 20.68

XYZ39.61, 42.66, 29.81

Decimal12103561

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone452 C

Shades of tan

#ada377 #a29665 #928758 #80764d #6e6542 #5c5537 #49442c #373321 #252216 #13120b

Tints of tan

#beb694 #c5bd9e #cbc5a9 #d2ccb4 #d8d3be #dfdac9 #e5e2d4 #ebe9de #f2f0e9 #f8f7f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#8992b8 Analogous#b89889 Analogous#aab889 Triadic#89b8af Triadic#af89b8 Split complementary#89aab8 Split complementary#9789b8

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 26, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b8af89 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 26 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 28 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 #b8af89 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b8af89; }
.text { color: #b8af89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8af89; }

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 #b8af89 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b8af89 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 #b8af89 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 #b8af89 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 #b8af89 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.