Tan

#c9bc9e

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

This is Tan, a muted orange at 42 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #c9bc9e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c9bc9e

RGB201, 188, 158

HSL42, 28%, 70%

HSV42, 21%, 79%

CMYK0%, 6%, 21%, 21%

Lab76.59, -0.25, 16.85

XYZ48.24, 50.85, 39.62

Decimal13221022

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone452 C

Shades of tan

#bdad89 #b29f74 #a6905f #927f51 #7d6c46 #685a3a #53482e #3e3622 #292317 #14110b

Tints of tan

#cec2a7 #d3c8af #d7ceb8 #dcd4c0 #e1dac9 #e6dfd1 #eae5da #efebe2 #f4f1eb #f9f7f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#9eabc9 Analogous#c9a79e Analogous#c0c99e Triadic#9ec9bc Triadic#bc9ec9 Split complementary#9ec0c9 Split complementary#a79ec9

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 21, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c9bc9e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 21 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 23 27

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 #c9bc9e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c9bc9e; }
.text { color: #c9bc9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9bc9e; }

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 #c9bc9e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c9bc9e 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 #c9bc9e 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 #c9bc9e 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 #c9bc9e 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.