Tan

#bdb796

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

Tan is a mid yellow, balanced at this saturation. 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 #bdb796, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bdb796

RGB189, 183, 150

HSL51, 23%, 66%

HSV51, 21%, 74%

CMYK0%, 3%, 21%, 26%

Lab74.12, -3.34, 17.57

XYZ43.42, 46.89, 35.62

Decimal12433302

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone452 C

Shades of tan

#b1aa83 #a59d70 #978f5f #847d53 #716b47 #5f593b #4c4730 #393524 #262418 #13120c

Tints of tan

#c3bd9f #c9c4a9 #cfcab2 #d5d1bc #dbd7c5 #e0dece #e6e4d8 #ecebe1 #f2f1eb #f8f7f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#969cbd Analogous#bda496 Analogous#b0bd96 Triadic#96bdb7 Triadic#b796bd Split complementary#96b0bd Split complementary#a396bd

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, 3, 21, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bdb796 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 21 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 23 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 #bdb796 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bdb796; }
.text { color: #bdb796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb796; }

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 #bdb796 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bdb796 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 #bdb796 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 #bdb796 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 #bdb796 is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.