Tan

#bca367

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 42 degrees. 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 #bca367, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bca367

RGB188, 163, 103

HSL42, 39%, 57%

HSV42, 45%, 74%

CMYK0%, 13%, 45%, 26%

Lab67.92, 0.99, 34.46

XYZ36.28, 37.87, 18.23

Decimal12362599

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone465 C

Shades of tan

#b49855 #a68b49 #947b41 #826c39 #705d31 #5e4e29 #4b3f21 #393019 #272111 #151209

Tints of tan

#c2ab75 #c8b483 #cebc91 #d5c59f #dbcdad #e1d6bb #e7dec9 #ede7d7 #f3efe5 #faf8f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#6780bc Analogous#bc7867 Analogous#aabc67 Triadic#67bca3 Triadic#a367bc Split complementary#67aabc Split complementary#7967bc

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 45, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bca367 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 45 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 45 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 #bca367 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bca367; }
.text { color: #bca367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca367; }

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 #bca367 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bca367 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 #bca367 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 #bca367 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

The figures for #bca367 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.