Tan

#c0b9ad

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

Tan is a light orange with soft warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #c0b9ad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c0b9ad

RGB192, 185, 173

HSL38, 13%, 72%

HSV38, 10%, 75%

CMYK0%, 4%, 10%, 25%

Lab75.4, 0.37, 6.96

XYZ46.63, 48.92, 46.52

Decimal12630445

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone421 C

Shades of tan

#b1a99a #a39987 #948974 #837864 #706656 #5d5547 #4a4439 #37322a #24211c #11100d

Tints of tan

#c6bfb4 #cbc5bb #d1cbc3 #d6d2ca #dcd8d1 #e1ded8 #e7e4df #eceae7 #f2f0ee #f7f6f5

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#adb4c0 Analogous#c0b0ad Analogous#bec0ad Triadic#adc0b9 Triadic#b9adc0 Split complementary#adbec0 Split complementary#afadc0

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, 4, 10, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c0b9ad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 10 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 13 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 #c0b9ad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c0b9ad; }
.text { color: #c0b9ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b9ad; }

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 #c0b9ad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c0b9ad 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 #c0b9ad 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 #c0b9ad 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 #c0b9ad are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.