Tan

#c19c76

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

Tan sits in the orange range, mid and soft. 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 #c19c76, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c19c76
RGB193, 156, 118
HSL30, 38%, 61%
HSV30, 39%, 76%
CMYK0%, 19%, 39%, 24%
Lab66.84, 8.5, 25.1
XYZ37.15, 36.42, 22.21
Decimal12688502
Web safe#cc9966
Pantone4655 C
Pantone4655 CHex#c19c76Rgb193 156 118Cmyk0 19 39 24Lab67 9 25Darker#745534Deep#a5784bLighter#d5bfaa

Shades of tan

Tints of tan

Colors that go with tan

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 19, 39, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c19c76 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 19 39 24
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 21 40 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Tan in css

Copy #c19c76 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c19c76; }
.text { color: #c19c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19c76; }

How tan looks on light and dark

Tan and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c19c76 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.53:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.28:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c19c76 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 #c19c76 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #c19c76 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from tan, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #c19c76 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.