Tan

#c5ae8f

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 34 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 #c5ae8f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c5ae8f

RGB197, 174, 143

HSL34, 32%, 67%

HSV34, 27%, 77%

CMYK0%, 12%, 27%, 23%

Lab72.31, 3.54, 18.97

XYZ43.12, 44.13, 32.23

Decimal12955279

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone452 C

Shades of tan

#ba9f7b #b09166 #a38154 #8e714a #7a613f #665135 #51412a #3d3020 #292015 #14100a

Tints of tan

#cab599 #cfbca3 #d5c4ad #dacbb7 #dfd2c1 #e4d9cb #e9e1d5 #efe8df #f4efe9 #f9f6f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#8fa6c5 Analogous#c5938f Analogous#c1c58f Triadic#8fc5ae Triadic#ae8fc5 Split complementary#8fc1c5 Split complementary#938fc5

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 12, 27, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c5ae8f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 27 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 29 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Tan in css

Copy #c5ae8f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c5ae8f; }
.text { color: #c5ae8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ae8f; }

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 #c5ae8f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c5ae8f 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 #c5ae8f 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 #c5ae8f 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 #c5ae8f is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.