Tan

#c19a78

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 28 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. 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 #c19a78, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c19a78

RGB193, 154, 120

HSL28, 37%, 61%

HSV28, 38%, 76%

CMYK0%, 20%, 38%, 24%

Lab66.37, 9.83, 23.37

XYZ36.94, 35.8, 22.73

Decimal12687992

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone4655 C

Shades of tan

#b88c65 #af7d51 #9c6f48 #89613f #765436 #62462d #4f3824 #3c2a1b #281d13 #150f0a

Tints of tan

#c7a384 #ccac91 #d2b69d #d8bfa9 #ddc8b5 #e3d1c2 #e8dace #eee3da #f4ede6 #f9f6f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#789fc1 Analogous#c1787a Analogous#c1bf78 Triadic#78c19a Triadic#9a78c1 Split complementary#78c1bf Split complementary#787bc1

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 20, 38, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c19a78 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 20 38 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 22 39 30

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 #c19a78 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c19a78; }
.text { color: #c19a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19a78; }

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 #c19a78 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c19a78 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 #c19a78 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 #c19a78 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 #c19a78 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.