Tan

#bea36a

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 41 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 #bea36a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bea36a

RGB190, 163, 106

HSL41, 39%, 58%

HSV41, 44%, 75%

CMYK0%, 14%, 44%, 25%

Lab68.15, 2.13, 33.22

XYZ36.93, 38.18, 19.06

Decimal12493674

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone465 C

Shades of tan

#b69858 #a98a4a #977b42 #846c3a #725d32 #5f4e2a #4d3f21 #3a3019 #282111 #151109

Tints of tan

#c4ab78 #cab485 #d0bc93 #d6c5a1 #dccdae #e2d6bc #e8deca #eee6d7 #f4efe5 #faf7f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#6a85be Analogous#be796a Analogous#afbe6a Triadic#6abea3 Triadic#a36abe Split complementary#6aafbe Split complementary#796abe

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 44, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bea36a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 44 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 44 31

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 #bea36a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bea36a; }
.text { color: #bea36a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bea36a; }

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 #bea36a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bea36a 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 #bea36a 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 #bea36a 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 #bea36a are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.