Tan

#ccb29a

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 soft. 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 #ccb29a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ccb29a

RGB204, 178, 154

HSL29, 33%, 70%

HSV29, 25%, 80%

CMYK0%, 13%, 25%, 20%

Lab74.2, 5.64, 15.71

XYZ46.65, 47.01, 37.19

Decimal13415066

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone4735 C

Shades of tan

#c1a184 #b6916e #ab8059 #97704c #816041 #6b5036 #56402b #402f20 #2a1f15 #140f0a

Tints of tan

#d1b9a3 #d5c0ac #dac6b5 #decdbe #e3d4c7 #e7dbcf #ece2d8 #f0e8e1 #f5efea #f9f6f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#9ab4cc Analogous#cc9a9b Analogous#cccb9a Triadic#9accb2 Triadic#b29acc Split complementary#9acccb Split complementary#9a9bcc

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 25, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ccb29a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 25 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 27 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 #ccb29a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ccb29a; }
.text { color: #ccb29a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb29a; }

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 #ccb29a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ccb29a 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 #ccb29a 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 #ccb29a 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 #ccb29a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.