Tan

#cfb697

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

Tan is a light orange with soft warmth. 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 #cfb697, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfb697

RGB207, 182, 151

HSL33, 37%, 70%

HSV33, 27%, 81%

CMYK0%, 12%, 27%, 19%

Lab75.42, 4.23, 19.08

XYZ48.05, 48.96, 36.2

Decimal13612695

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone4665 C

Shades of tan

#c5a681 #ba976a #b08754 #9b7648 #85653d #6f5433 #584329 #42321e #2b2114 #15100a

Tints of tan

#d3bca0 #d7c3a9 #dcc9b3 #e0d0bc #e4d6c5 #e8ddce #ede3d7 #f1eae0 #f5f0ea #f9f6f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#97b0cf Analogous#cf9a97 Analogous#cccf97 Triadic#97cfb6 Triadic#b697cf Split complementary#97cccf Split complementary#9a97cf

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 12, 27, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfb697 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 27 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 29 25

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 #cfb697 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfb697; }
.text { color: #cfb697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb697; }

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 #cfb697 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfb697 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 #cfb697 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 #cfb697 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 #cfb697 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.