Tan

#bfa362

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. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #bfa362, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfa362

RGB191, 163, 98

HSL42, 42%, 57%

HSV42, 49%, 75%

CMYK0%, 15%, 49%, 25%

Lab68.13, 1.74, 37.4

XYZ36.79, 38.15, 16.98

Decimal12559202

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone465 C

Shades of tan

#b89850 #a98b45 #967b3d #846c36 #725d2e #5f4e27 #4d3f1f #3a3018 #282110 #161209

Tints of tan

#c5ab70 #cbb47f #d1bc8d #d7c59c #dccdaa #e2d6b9 #e8dec7 #eee7d5 #f4efe4 #faf8f2

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#627ebf Analogous#bf7562 Analogous#acbf62 Triadic#62bfa3 Triadic#a362bf Split complementary#62acbf Split complementary#7562bf

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, 15, 49, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfa362 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 49 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 49 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 #bfa362 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfa362; }
.text { color: #bfa362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa362; }

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 #bfa362 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfa362 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 #bfa362 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 #bfa362 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 #bfa362 are worked out. 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.