Tan

#c19e8a

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 #c19e8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c19e8a

RGB193, 158, 138

HSL22, 31%, 65%

HSV22, 28%, 76%

CMYK0%, 18%, 28%, 24%

Lab67.74, 9.96, 15.32

XYZ38.81, 37.63, 29.26

Decimal12689034

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone4725 C

Shades of tan

#b78e76 #ac7d63 #9d6e53 #8a6149 #76533f #634534 #4f372a #3b2a1f #281c15 #140e0b

Tints of tan

#c7a795 #ccaf9f #d2b8aa #d7c1b4 #ddcabf #e2d2c9 #e8dbd4 #eee4de #f3ede9 #f9f5f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#8aadc1 Analogous#c18a91 Analogous#c1ba8a Triadic#8ac19e Triadic#9e8ac1 Split complementary#8ac1ba Split complementary#8a91c1

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 18, 28, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c19e8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 18 28 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 30 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 #c19e8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c19e8a; }
.text { color: #c19e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19e8a; }

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 #c19e8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c19e8a 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 #c19e8a 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 #c19e8a 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 #c19e8a is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.