Tan

#dcbc92

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

This is Tan, a soft orange at 34 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. 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 #dcbc92, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcbc92

RGB220, 188, 146

HSL34, 51%, 72%

HSV34, 34%, 86%

CMYK0%, 15%, 34%, 14%

Lab78.03, 5.44, 25.51

XYZ52.69, 53.26, 34.7

Decimal14466194

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone727 C

Shades of tan

#d4ac79 #cc9d5f #c48d46 #af7c38 #966a30 #7d5828 #634620 #4a3418 #312210 #171007

Tints of tan

#dfc29c #e2c8a5 #e5ceaf #e8d3b8 #ebd9c2 #eedfcb #f1e5d5 #f5ebde #f8f1e8 #fbf7f1

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#92b2dc Analogous#dc9792 Analogous#d7dc92 Triadic#92dcbc Triadic#bc92dc Split complementary#92d7dc Split complementary#9792dc

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 15, 34, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcbc92 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 15 34 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 18 35 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Tan in css

Copy #dcbc92 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcbc92; }
.text { color: #dcbc92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcbc92; }

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 #dcbc92 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcbc92 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 #dcbc92 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 #dcbc92 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 #dcbc92 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 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.