Tan

#bda291

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

This is Tan, a muted orange at 23 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 #bda291, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bda291

RGB189, 162, 145

HSL23, 25%, 65%

HSV23, 23%, 74%

CMYK0%, 14%, 23%, 26%

Lab68.54, 7.22, 12.5

XYZ39.02, 38.7, 32.2

Decimal12427921

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone4735 C

Shades of tan

#b2927e #a6826b #98735b #856450 #725644 #5f4839 #4c392e #392b22 #261d17 #130e0b

Tints of tan

#c3aa9b #c9b3a5 #cfbbaf #d5c3b9 #dbccc2 #e1d4cc #e7dcd6 #ece5e0 #f2edea #f8f6f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#91acbd Analogous#bd9196 Analogous#bdb891 Triadic#91bda2 Triadic#a291bd Split complementary#91bdb8 Split complementary#9196bd

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, 14, 23, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bda291 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 23 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 25 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 #bda291 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bda291; }
.text { color: #bda291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda291; }

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 #bda291 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bda291 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 #bda291 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 #bda291 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 #bda291 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 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.