Tan

#cdb7aa

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 muted. 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 #cdb7aa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdb7aa

RGB205, 183, 170

HSL22, 26%, 74%

HSV22, 17%, 80%

CMYK0%, 11%, 17%, 20%

Lab75.91, 5.73, 9.46

XYZ49.37, 49.75, 45.03

Decimal13481898

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone480 C

Shades of tan

#c0a594 #b3927f #a78069 #956f58 #805f4b #6a4f3e #543e32 #3f2e25 #291e18 #130e0b

Tints of tan

#d1bdb1 #d6c3b9 #dacac0 #ded0c8 #e7dcd6 #ebe3de #f4efec #f8f5f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#aac0cd Analogous#cdaaaf Analogous#cdc9aa Triadic#aacdb7 Triadic#b7aacd Split complementary#aacdc9 Split complementary#aaaecd

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, 11, 17, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdb7aa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 17 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 20 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 #cdb7aa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdb7aa; }
.text { color: #cdb7aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb7aa; }

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 #cdb7aa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdb7aa 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 #cdb7aa 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 #cdb7aa 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 #cdb7aa 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.