Tan

#c8a183

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

Tan is a mid orange with grounded warmth. 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 #c8a183, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8a183

RGB200, 161, 131

HSL26, 39%, 65%

HSV26, 35%, 78%

CMYK0%, 20%, 35%, 22%

Lab69.05, 10.17, 21.08

XYZ40.66, 39.41, 26.94

Decimal13148547

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone4655 C

Shades of tan

#bf916e #b68159 #a7724a #926441 #7d5638 #68482e #543925 #3f2b1c #2a1d13 #150f09

Tints of tan

#cda98e #d2b299 #d7baa4 #dcc3b0 #e1cbbb #e6d4c6 #ebdcd1 #f0e5dc #f5ede7 #faf6f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#83aac8 Analogous#c88387 Analogous#c8c383 Triadic#83c8a1 Triadic#a183c8 Split complementary#83c8c3 Split complementary#8387c8

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 20, 34, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8a183 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 20 35 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 22 36 28

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 #c8a183 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8a183; }
.text { color: #c8a183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a183; }

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 #c8a183 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8a183 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 #c8a183 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 #c8a183 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 #c8a183 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.