Tan

#cbc1a7

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 43 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 #cbc1a7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbc1a7

RGB203, 193, 167

HSL43, 26%, 73%

HSV43, 18%, 80%

CMYK0%, 5%, 18%, 20%

Lab78.24, -0.79, 14.36

XYZ50.67, 53.63, 44.24

Decimal13353383

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone453 C

Shades of tan

#beb292 #b2a37c #a59467 #938357 #7e704a #695d3e #534a31 #3e3725 #292418 #13110b

Tints of tan

#d0c6af #d4ccb6 #d9d1be #ddd7c6 #e6e1d5 #ebe7dd #f4f2ec #f8f7f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#a7b1cb Analogous#cbafa7 Analogous#c3cba7 Triadic#a7cbc1 Triadic#c1a7cb Split complementary#a7c3cb Split complementary#afa7cb

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 5, 18, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbc1a7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 5 18 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 9 21 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 #cbc1a7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbc1a7; }
.text { color: #cbc1a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc1a7; }

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 #cbc1a7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbc1a7 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 #cbc1a7 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 #cbc1a7 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 #cbc1a7 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.