Tan

#dab393

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

Tan sits in the orange range, light and soft. 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 #dab393, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dab393

RGB218, 179, 147

HSL27, 49%, 72%

HSV27, 33%, 85%

CMYK0%, 18%, 33%, 15%

Lab75.61, 9.57, 21.65

XYZ50.3, 49.25, 34.46

Decimal14332819

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone4665 C

Shades of tan

#d1a17a #c99061 #c07e48 #ac6e3b #935e32 #7a4e2a #623e21 #492e19 #301e10 #170f08

Tints of tan

#ddba9c #e0c0a6 #e4c7af #e7ceb9 #ead4c2 #eddbcc #f1e2d5 #f4e8df #f7efe8 #faf6f2

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#93bada Analogous#da9396 Analogous#dad793 Triadic#93dab3 Triadic#b393da Split complementary#93dad7 Split complementary#9396da

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 18, 33, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dab393 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 18 33 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 34 21

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 #dab393 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dab393; }
.text { color: #dab393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dab393; }

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 #dab393 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dab393 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 #dab393 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 #dab393 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 #dab393 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.