Tan

#ddbf9b

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. 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 #ddbf9b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ddbf9b

RGB221, 191, 155

HSL33, 49%, 74%

HSV33, 30%, 87%

CMYK0%, 14%, 30%, 13%

Lab79.04, 5.39, 22.12

XYZ54.37, 55.0, 38.76

Decimal14532507

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone727 C

Shades of tan

#d4af81 #cb9e67 #c38e4e #b17c3c #986a34 #7e582b #644622 #4a3419 #312211 #171008

Tints of tan

#e0c5a4 #e3caac #e6d0b5 #e9d5be #ecdbc6 #efe0cf #f2e6d8 #f5ebe0 #f8f1e9 #faf6f2

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#9bb9dd Analogous#dd9e9b Analogous#dadd9b Triadic#9bddbf Triadic#bf9bdd Split complementary#9bdadd Split complementary#9e9bdd

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 30, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ddbf9b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 30 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 32 19

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 #ddbf9b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ddbf9b; }
.text { color: #ddbf9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddbf9b; }

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 #ddbf9b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ddbf9b 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 #ddbf9b 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 #ddbf9b 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

Every value on this page for #ddbf9b is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.