Tan

#c4bc99

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

Tan is a mid yellow, confident at this saturation. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #c4bc99, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c4bc99

RGB196, 188, 153

HSL49, 27%, 68%

HSV49, 22%, 77%

CMYK0%, 4%, 22%, 23%

Lab76.07, -2.88, 18.75

XYZ46.5, 50.0, 37.34

Decimal12893337

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone452 C

Shades of tan

#b8af85 #ada171 #a1945d #8c8151 #786f46 #645c3a #504a2e #3c3723 #282417 #13120b

Tints of tan

#c9c2a2 #cec8ab #d4ceb4 #d9d4bd #dedac6 #e3e0cf #e9e6d8 #eeece2 #f3f2eb #f8f8f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#99a1c4 Analogous#c4a799 Analogous#b6c499 Triadic#99c4bc Triadic#bc99c4 Split complementary#99b6c4 Split complementary#a799c4

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 22, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c4bc99 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 22 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 24 29

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 #c4bc99 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c4bc99; }
.text { color: #c4bc99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bc99; }

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 #c4bc99 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c4bc99 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 #c4bc99 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 #c4bc99 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

The figures for #c4bc99 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.