Tan

#cbb190

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 #cbb190, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbb190

RGB203, 177, 144

HSL34, 36%, 68%

HSV34, 29%, 80%

CMYK0%, 13%, 29%, 20%

Lab73.65, 4.4, 20.35

XYZ45.38, 46.15, 32.9

Decimal13349264

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone4665 C

Shades of tan

#c1a27a#b79365#ac8350#967346#81623c#6b5232#554128#40311e#2a2014#15100a

Tints of tan

#d0b89a#d4bfa4#d9c6ae#decdb8#e2d4c1#e7dbcb#ebe2d5#f0e9df#f5f0e9#f9f6f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#90aacbAnalogous#cb9390Analogous#c8cb90Triadic#90cbb1Triadic#b190cbSplit complementary#90c8cbSplit complementary#9490cb

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 29, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbb190 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 29 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 31 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 #cbb190 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbb190; }
.text { color: #cbb190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb190; }

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 #cbb190 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbb190 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 #cbb190 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 #cbb190 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 #cbb190 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.