Tan

#ddc1a5

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 30 degrees. 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 #ddc1a5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ddc1a5

RGB221, 193, 165

HSL30, 45%, 76%

HSV30, 25%, 87%

CMYK0%, 13%, 25%, 13%

Lab79.74, 5.68, 17.76

XYZ55.68, 56.23, 43.52

Decimal14533029

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone4675 C

Shades of tan

#d3af8b #ca9d71 #c08c58 #b17a43 #976839 #7d562f #644526 #4a331c #302112 #160f08

Tints of tan

#e0c6ad #e3ccb4 #e6d1bc #e9d6c4 #ecdccc #eee1d3 #f1e6db #f4ebe3 #f7f1ea #faf6f2

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#a5c1dd Analogous#dda5a5 Analogous#dddda5 Triadic#a5ddc1 Triadic#c1a5dd Split complementary#a5dddd Split complementary#a5a5dd

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 13, 25, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ddc1a5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 25 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 27 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 #ddc1a5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ddc1a5; }
.text { color: #ddc1a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddc1a5; }

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 #ddc1a5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ddc1a5 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 #ddc1a5 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 #ddc1a5 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 #ddc1a5 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.