Tan

#d0bb96

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 #d0bb96, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d0bb96

RGB208, 187, 150

HSL38, 38%, 70%

HSV38, 28%, 82%

CMYK0%, 10%, 28%, 18%

Lab76.77, 1.83, 21.49

XYZ49.29, 51.15, 36.13

Decimal13679510

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone466 C

Shades of tan

#c6ac7f #bc9e69 #b28f52 #9d7d46 #866b3c #705932 #594728 #42351e #2c2314 #151109

Tints of tan

#d4c19f #d8c7a9 #dccdb2 #e1d3bb #e5d9c4 #e9dfce #ede5d7 #f1ebe0 #f5f1e9 #f9f7f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#96abd0 Analogous#d09e96 Analogous#c8d096 Triadic#96d0bb Triadic#bb96d0 Split complementary#96c8d0 Split complementary#9e96d0

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 10, 28, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d0bb96 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 10 28 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 13 30 24

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 #d0bb96 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d0bb96; }
.text { color: #d0bb96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0bb96; }

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 #d0bb96 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d0bb96 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 #d0bb96 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 #d0bb96 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

The figures for #d0bb96 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.