Tan

#d1c49c

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

This is Tan, a soft yellow at 45 degrees. 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 #d1c49c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d1c49c

RGB209, 196, 156

HSL45, 37%, 72%

HSV45, 25%, 82%

CMYK0%, 6%, 25%, 18%

Lab79.29, -1.71, 21.76

XYZ52.04, 55.44, 39.41

Decimal13747356

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone466 C

Shades of tan

#c6b685 #bca96e #b19b58 #9e8949 #87753f #706134 #594e2a #433a1f #2c2614 #15120a

Tints of tan

#d5c9a5 #d9cead #ddd4b6 #e1d9bf #e5dec7 #e9e3d0 #ede8d9 #f1ede1 #f5f3ea #f9f8f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#9ca9d1 Analogous#d1aa9c Analogous#c4d19c Triadic#9cd1c4 Triadic#c49cd1 Split complementary#9cc4d1 Split complementary#a99cd1

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 25, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d1c49c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 25 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 27 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Tan in css

Copy #d1c49c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d1c49c; }
.text { color: #d1c49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c49c; }

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 #d1c49c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d1c49c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Tan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d1c49c 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn tan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d1c49c 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 #d1c49c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.