Tan

#e1c8ab

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

Tan is a light orange with relaxed 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 #e1c8ab, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e1c8ab

RGB225, 200, 171

HSL32, 47%, 78%

HSV32, 24%, 88%

CMYK0%, 11%, 24%, 12%

Lab81.98, 4.34, 17.73

XYZ59.06, 60.26, 47.05

Decimal14796971

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone4675 C

Shades of tan

#d7b690 #cea575 #c4935a #b88142 #9d6e38 #825b2f #674925 #4c361b #312312 #171008

Tints of tan

#e6d1b9 #ebdbc7 #f0e4d6 #f3e8dd #f5ede4 #faf6f2

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#abc4e1 Analogous#e1adab Analogous#dfe1ab Triadic#abe1c8 Triadic#c8abe1 Split complementary#abdfe1 Split complementary#adabe1

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 11, 24, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e1c8ab on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 11 24 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 14 26 18

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 #e1c8ab straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e1c8ab; }
.text { color: #e1c8ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1c8ab; }

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 #e1c8ab against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e1c8ab 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 #e1c8ab 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 #e1c8ab 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

Here is how the numbers for #e1c8ab are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.