Tan

#cbbdb5

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

Tan sits in the orange range, light and muted. 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 #cbbdb5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbbdb5

RGB203, 189, 181

HSL22, 17%, 75%

HSV22, 11%, 80%

CMYK0%, 7%, 11%, 20%

Lab77.54, 3.57, 5.81

XYZ51.17, 52.43, 51.14

Decimal13352373

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone406 C

Shades of tan

#bcaaa0 #ae988b #9f8577 #8f7464 #7a6356 #655247 #504138 #3b302a #271f1b #120f0d

Tints of tan

#cfc3bb #d4c8c2 #d8cec8 #ddd4ce #e1d9d5 #e6dfdb #eae5e1 #efeae8 #f3f0ee #f8f6f5

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#b5c3cb Analogous#cbb5b8 Analogous#cbc8b5 Triadic#b5cbbd Triadic#bdb5cb Split complementary#b5cbc8 Split complementary#b5b8cb

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 7, 11, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbbdb5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 7 11 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 14 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Tan in css

Copy #cbbdb5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbbdb5; }
.text { color: #cbbdb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbdb5; }

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 #cbbdb5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbbdb5 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Tan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cbbdb5 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn tan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cbbdb5 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 #cbbdb5 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.