Tan

#bca18d

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

Tan is a mid orange with balanced 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 #bca18d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bca18d

RGB188, 161, 141

HSL26, 26%, 65%

HSV26, 25%, 74%

CMYK0%, 14%, 25%, 26%

Lab68.1, 6.79, 14.08

XYZ38.29, 38.1, 30.54

Decimal12362125

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone4735 C

Shades of tan

#b1927a #a68267 #977359 #84654e #715643 #5e4838 #4c3a2c #392b21 #261d16 #130f0b

Tints of tan

#c2a997 #c8b2a2 #cebaac #d4c3b6 #dacbc0 #e0d4cb #e6dcd5 #ece5df #f2ede9 #f8f6f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#8da8bc Analogous#bc8d91 Analogous#bcb98d Triadic#8dbca1 Triadic#a18dbc Split complementary#8dbcb9 Split complementary#8d91bc

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 25, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bca18d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 25 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 27 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 #bca18d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bca18d; }
.text { color: #bca18d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca18d; }

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 #bca18d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bca18d 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 #bca18d 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 #bca18d 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 #bca18d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.