Tan

#cdc19e

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

Tan is a light yellow, relaxed at this saturation. 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 #cdc19e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdc19e

RGB205, 193, 158

HSL45, 32%, 71%

HSV45, 23%, 80%

CMYK0%, 6%, 23%, 20%

Lab78.22, -1.37, 19.17

XYZ50.42, 53.59, 40.03

Decimal13484446

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone452 C

Shades of tan

#c2b388 #b6a572 #ab975c #98854e #827243 #6c5f38 #564b2c #403821 #2a2516 #14120a

Tints of tan

#d1c6a7 #d6ccaf #dad1b8 #dfd7c0 #e3dcc9 #e7e2d1 #ece7da #f0ede2 #f5f2eb #f9f7f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#9eaacd Analogous#cdaa9e Analogous#c2cd9e Triadic#9ecdc1 Triadic#c19ecd Split complementary#9ec2cd Split complementary#a99ecd

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 23, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdc19e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 23 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 25 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 #cdc19e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdc19e; }
.text { color: #cdc19e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc19e; }

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 #cdc19e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdc19e 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 #cdc19e 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 #cdc19e 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 #cdc19e 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.