Tan

#dfc29d

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

Tan is a light orange with soft warmth. 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 #dfc29d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfc29d

RGB223, 194, 157

HSL34, 51%, 75%

HSV34, 30%, 87%

CMYK0%, 13%, 30%, 13%

Lab80.01, 4.84, 22.42

XYZ55.81, 56.71, 39.9

Decimal14664349

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone727 C

Shades of tan

#d6b283 #cea168 #c5914e #b5803b #9b6d33 #805a2a #664821 #4c3519 #312310 #171008

Tints of tan

#e2c7a5 #e5cdae #e7d2b6 #ead7bf #eddcc7 #f0e2d0 #f2e7d8 #f5ece1 #f8f1e9 #fbf7f2

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#9dbadf Analogous#dfa19d Analogous#dbdf9d Triadic#9ddfc2 Triadic#c29ddf Split complementary#9ddbdf Split complementary#a19ddf

Tan in print

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

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfc29d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 30 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 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 #dfc29d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfc29d; }
.text { color: #dfc29d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfc29d; }

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 #dfc29d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfc29d 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 #dfc29d 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 #dfc29d 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 #dfc29d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.