Tan

#ccbc8a

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

Tan falls in the yellow band, mid and soft. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #ccbc8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ccbc8a

RGB204, 188, 138

HSL45, 39%, 67%

HSV45, 32%, 80%

CMYK0%, 8%, 32%, 20%

Lab76.46, -1.82, 27.39

XYZ47.47, 50.64, 31.32

Decimal13417610

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone4525 C

Shades of tan

#c3b074 #b9a35f #ad954b #978342 #827039 #6c5d2f #564b26 #41381c #2b2513 #151209

Tints of tan

#d1c294 #d5c89f #dacea9 #ded4b4 #e3dabe #e7e0c9 #ece6d3 #f0ecde #f5f2e8 #faf8f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#8a9acc Analogous#cc9b8a Analogous#bbcc8a Triadic#8accbc Triadic#bc8acc Split complementary#8abbcc Split complementary#9b8acc

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 8, 32, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ccbc8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 32 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 33 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 #ccbc8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ccbc8a; }
.text { color: #ccbc8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbc8a; }

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 #ccbc8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ccbc8a 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 #ccbc8a 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 #ccbc8a 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 #ccbc8a 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.