Tan

#ccbca1

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

This is Tan, a soft orange at 38 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #ccbca1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ccbca1

RGB204, 188, 161

HSL38, 30%, 72%

HSV38, 21%, 80%

CMYK0%, 8%, 21%, 20%

Lab76.91, 1.32, 15.72

XYZ49.32, 51.38, 41.04

Decimal13417633

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone452 C

Shades of tan

#c0ad8b #b49d76 #a98e60 #967c51 #806a46 #6b583a #55462e #3f3422 #2a2217 #14100b

Tints of tan

#d0c2a9 #d5c8b1 #d9ceba #ded4c2 #e2d9ca #e7dfd2 #ebe5db #f0ebe3 #f4f1eb #f9f7f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#a1b1cc Analogous#cca7a1 Analogous#c6cca1 Triadic#a1ccbc Triadic#bca1cc Split complementary#a1c6cc Split complementary#a7a1cc

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, 8, 21, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ccbca1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 21 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 23 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 #ccbca1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ccbca1; }
.text { color: #ccbca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbca1; }

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 #ccbca1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ccbca1 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 #ccbca1 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 #ccbca1 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 #ccbca1 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.