Tan

#d0bc8a

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

Tan is a mid orange with grounded warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. 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 #d0bc8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d0bc8a

RGB208, 188, 138

HSL43, 43%, 68%

HSV43, 34%, 82%

CMYK0%, 10%, 34%, 18%

Lab76.81, -0.25, 27.92

XYZ48.58, 51.21, 31.37

Decimal13679754

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone466 C

Shades of tan

#c7af73 #bea25d #b39548 #9d823f #866f36 #705d2d #594a24 #43371b #2c2512 #161209

Tints of tan

#d4c294 #d8c89f #ddcea9 #e1d4b4 #e5dabe #e9e0c9 #ede6d3 #f2ecdd #f6f2e8 #faf8f2

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#8a9ed0 Analogous#d0998a Analogous#c1d08a Triadic#8ad0bc Triadic#bc8ad0 Split complementary#8ac1d0 Split complementary#998ad0

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 10, 34, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d0bc8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 10 34 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 13 35 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 #d0bc8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d0bc8a; }
.text { color: #d0bc8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0bc8a; }

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 #d0bc8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d0bc8a 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 #d0bc8a 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 #d0bc8a 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 #d0bc8a are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.