Tan

#c8bf97

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. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #c8bf97, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8bf97

RGB200, 191, 151

HSL49, 31%, 69%

HSV49, 25%, 78%

CMYK0%, 4%, 25%, 22%

Lab77.15, -3.22, 21.36

XYZ48.04, 51.78, 36.74

Decimal13156247

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone4525 C

Shades of tan

#bdb282 #b2a56d #a79858 #92854d #7d7242 #685f37 #534c2c #3e3921 #292516 #14120b

Tints of tan

#cdc5a0 #d2caa9 #d7d0b3 #dcd6bc #e0dbc5 #e5e1ce #eae7d8 #efece1 #f4f2ea #f9f8f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#97a0c8 Analogous#c8a797 Analogous#b9c897 Triadic#97c8bf Triadic#bf97c8 Split complementary#97b9c8 Split complementary#a797c8

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 24, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8bf97 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 25 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 27 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Tan in css

Copy #c8bf97 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8bf97; }
.text { color: #c8bf97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bf97; }

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 #c8bf97 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8bf97 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 #c8bf97 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 #c8bf97 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 #c8bf97 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.