Tan

#afac91

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

Tan falls in the yellow band, mid and muted. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #afac91, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#afac91

RGB175, 172, 145

HSL54, 16%, 63%

HSV54, 17%, 69%

CMYK0%, 2%, 17%, 31%

Lab69.94, -3.57, 14.29

XYZ37.54, 40.66, 32.66

Decimal11512977

Web safe#999999

Pantone5783 C

Shades of tan

#a39f80 #97936f #878362 #767356 #65634a #55523e #444231 #333225 #222219 #12110d

Tints of tan

#b6b49b #bdbba5 #c5c3af #cccab9 #d3d2c3 #dad9cd #e2e1d7 #e9e8e1 #f0f0eb #f7f7f5

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#9194af Analogous#af9d91 Analogous#a3af91 Triadic#91afac Triadic#ac91af Split complementary#91a3af Split complementary#9d91af

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 17, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #afac91 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 17 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 20 37

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 #afac91 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #afac91; }
.text { color: #afac91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afac91; }

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 #afac91 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #afac91 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 #afac91 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 #afac91 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 #afac91 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. 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.