Tan

#baa475

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

This is Tan, a soft orange at 41 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 #baa475, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#baa475

RGB186, 164, 117

HSL41, 33%, 59%

HSV41, 37%, 73%

CMYK0%, 12%, 37%, 27%

Lab68.22, 1.18, 27.35

XYZ36.74, 38.27, 22.28

Decimal12231797

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone465 C

Shades of tan

#b19863 #a68b53 #947c4a #816d41 #6f5d38 #5d4e2f #4b3f25 #39301c #272013 #14110a

Tints of tan

#c0ac82 #c7b58e #cdbd9b #d3c5a7 #daceb4 #e0d6c1 #e6decd #ece7da #f3efe6 #f9f7f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#758bba Analogous#ba8275 Analogous#adba75 Triadic#75baa4 Triadic#a475ba Split complementary#75aeba Split complementary#8175ba

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, 12, 37, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #baa475 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 37 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 38 33

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 #baa475 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #baa475; }
.text { color: #baa475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa475; }

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 #baa475 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #baa475 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 #baa475 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 #baa475 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 #baa475 are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.