Tan

#d5ae91

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

Tan is a light orange with relaxed 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 #d5ae91, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d5ae91

RGB213, 174, 145

HSL26, 45%, 70%

HSV26, 32%, 84%

CMYK0%, 18%, 32%, 16%

Lab73.84, 10.04, 20.23

XYZ47.69, 46.46, 33.24

Decimal14003857

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone4665 C

Shades of tan

#cc9d79 #c38b62 #ba7a4a #a46a3f #8d5b36 #754b2d #5d3c24 #462d1b #2e1e12 #160e08

Tints of tan

#d9b59b #dcbca4 #e0c3ae #e4cbb8 #e8d2c2 #ebd9cb #efe0d5 #f3e7df #f6eee8 #faf5f2

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#91b8d5 Analogous#d59196 Analogous#d5d091 Triadic#91d5ae Triadic#ae91d5 Split complementary#91d5d0 Split complementary#9196d5

Tan in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 18, 32, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d5ae91 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 18 32 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 33 22

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 #d5ae91 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d5ae91; }
.text { color: #d5ae91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5ae91; }

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 #d5ae91 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d5ae91 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 #d5ae91 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 #d5ae91 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 #d5ae91 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 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.