Tan

#cbb49f

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 29 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. 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 #cbb49f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbb49f

RGB203, 180, 159

HSL29, 30%, 71%

HSV29, 22%, 80%

CMYK0%, 11%, 22%, 20%

Lab74.73, 4.91, 13.73

XYZ47.21, 47.84, 39.55

Decimal13350047

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone480 C

Shades of tan

#bfa38a #b49274 #a8825f #957151 #7f6145 #6a5039 #54402e #3f3022 #291f16 #140f0b

Tints of tan

#d0bba7 #d4c1b0 #d9c8b8 #ddcec1 #e2d5c9 #e6dcd2 #ebe2da #f0e9e3 #f4efeb #f9f6f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#9fb6cb Analogous#cb9fa0 Analogous#cbca9f Triadic#9fcbb4 Triadic#b49fcb Split complementary#9fcbca Split complementary#9fa0cb

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 11, 22, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbb49f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 22 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 24 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 #cbb49f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbb49f; }
.text { color: #cbb49f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb49f; }

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 #cbb49f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbb49f 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 #cbb49f 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 #cbb49f 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 #cbb49f is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.