Tan

#cbaf83

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. 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 #cbaf83, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbaf83

RGB203, 175, 131

HSL37, 41%, 65%

HSV37, 35%, 80%

CMYK0%, 14%, 35%, 20%

Lab72.89, 3.81, 26.32

XYZ44.06, 45.0, 27.84

Decimal13348739

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone465 C

Shades of tan

#c2a16e #b99358 #ab8548 #96743f #806336 #6b532d #564224 #40321b #2b2112 #161109

Tints of tan

#d0b68e #d4bd99 #d9c5a4 #deccb0 #e2d3bb #e7dac6 #ece1d1 #f0e9dc #f5f0e7 #faf7f2

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#839fcb Analogous#cb8b83 Analogous#c3cb83 Triadic#83cbaf Triadic#af83cb Split complementary#83c3cb Split complementary#8b83cb

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 35, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbaf83 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 35 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 36 26

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 #cbaf83 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbaf83; }
.text { color: #cbaf83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbaf83; }

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 #cbaf83 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbaf83 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 #cbaf83 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 #cbaf83 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

Here is how the numbers for #cbaf83 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.