Tan

#bca08a

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 muted. 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 #bca08a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bca08a

RGB188, 160, 138

HSL26, 27%, 64%

HSV26, 27%, 74%

CMYK0%, 15%, 27%, 26%

Lab67.78, 6.91, 15.29

XYZ37.9, 37.67, 29.32

Decimal12361866

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone4735 C

Shades of tan

#b19177 #a68164 #977356 #84654c #715641 #5f4836 #4c3a2b #392b21 #261d16 #130f0b

Tints of tan

#c2a995 #c8b19f #cebaaa #d4c2b4 #dacbbf #e0d3c9 #e6dcd4 #ece5df #f2ede9 #f9f6f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#8aa6bc Analogous#bc8a8d Analogous#bcb98a Triadic#8abca0 Triadic#a08abc Split complementary#8abcb9 Split complementary#8a8dbc

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 27, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bca08a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 27 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 29 32

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 #bca08a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bca08a; }
.text { color: #bca08a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca08a; }

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 #bca08a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bca08a 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 #bca08a 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 #bca08a 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 #bca08a is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.