Tan

#cbc4ae

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

This is Tan, a muted yellow at 46 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #cbc4ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbc4ae

RGB203, 196, 174

HSL46, 22%, 74%

HSV46, 14%, 80%

CMYK0%, 3%, 14%, 20%

Lab79.17, -1.28, 11.92

XYZ52.01, 55.23, 47.96

Decimal13354158

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone413 C

Shades of tan

#bdb599 #b0a584 #a2966f #91855d #7c7150 #675e42 #524b35 #3d3827 #28241a #13110c

Tints of tan

#d0c9b5 #d9d3c3 #e2ded1 #ebe8df #f4f2ed

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#aeb5cb Analogous#cbb6ae Analogous#c3cbae Triadic#aecbc4 Triadic#c4aecb Split complementary#aec3cb Split complementary#b6aecb

Tan in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 14, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbc4ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 14 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 17 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 #cbc4ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbc4ae; }
.text { color: #cbc4ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc4ae; }

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 #cbc4ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbc4ae 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 #cbc4ae 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 #cbc4ae 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 #cbc4ae are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.