Tan

#bfb697

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

This is Tan, a muted yellow at 47 degrees. 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 #bfb697, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfb697

RGB191, 182, 151

HSL47, 24%, 67%

HSV47, 21%, 75%

CMYK0%, 5%, 21%, 25%

Lab74.04, -1.9, 16.95

XYZ43.8, 46.77, 36.0

Decimal12564119

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone452 C

Shades of tan

#b3a884 #a79b70 #9a8d5f #877b53 #736947 #60583b #4d462f #393523 #262318 #13110c

Tints of tan

#c5bda0 #cac3aa #d0cab3 #d6d0bc #dcd7c5 #e1ddcf #e7e4d8 #edeae1 #f2f1eb #f8f7f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#97a0bf Analogous#bfa297 Analogous#b4bf97 Triadic#97bfb6 Triadic#b697bf Split complementary#97b4bf Split complementary#a297bf

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 21, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfb697 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 21 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 23 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Tan in css

Copy #bfb697 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfb697; }
.text { color: #bfb697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb697; }

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 #bfb697 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfb697 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 #bfb697 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 #bfb697 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 #bfb697 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.