Tan

#dbc2a8

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

Tan is a light orange with open 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 #dbc2a8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbc2a8

RGB219, 194, 168

HSL31, 41%, 76%

HSV31, 23%, 86%

CMYK0%, 11%, 23%, 14%

Lab79.88, 4.82, 16.32

XYZ55.57, 56.47, 45.02

Decimal14402216

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone4745 C

Shades of tan

#d1b08f #c69f76 #bc8d5c #ad7b48 #94693d #7a5733 #614528 #48331e #2f2113 #160f09

Tints of tan

#e1ccb7 #e4d2be #e7d7c6 #ede1d5 #f1e7dc #f7f1eb #faf6f2

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#a8c1db Analogous#dba8a8 Analogous#dbdba8 Triadic#a8dbc2 Triadic#c2a8db Split complementary#a8dadb Split complementary#a9a8db

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, 11, 23, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbc2a8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 23 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 25 20

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 #dbc2a8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbc2a8; }
.text { color: #dbc2a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbc2a8; }

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 #dbc2a8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbc2a8 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 #dbc2a8 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 #dbc2a8 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 #dbc2a8 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.