Tan

#bcb99e

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 #bcb99e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bcb99e

RGB188, 185, 158

HSL54, 18%, 68%

HSV54, 16%, 74%

CMYK0%, 2%, 16%, 26%

Lab74.74, -3.55, 14.1

XYZ44.26, 47.86, 39.25

Decimal12368286

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5793 C

Shades of tan

#afac8b #a29e79 #959067 #827e5a #6f6c4d #5d5a40 #4a4833 #373626 #252419 #12120d

Tints of tan

#c2bfa7 #c8c5af #ceccb8 #d4d2c1 #dad8c9 #e0ded2 #e6e5db #ecebe3 #f2f1ec #f8f7f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#9ea1bc Analogous#bcaa9e Analogous#b0bc9e Triadic#9ebcb9 Triadic#b99ebc Split complementary#9eb0bc Split complementary#aa9ebc

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 16, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bcb99e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 16 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 19 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Tan in css

Copy #bcb99e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bcb99e; }
.text { color: #bcb99e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb99e; }

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 #bcb99e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bcb99e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Tan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bcb99e 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn tan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bcb99e 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 #bcb99e are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.