Tan

#b7a692

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

Tan is a mid orange with balanced warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #b7a692, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b7a692

RGB183, 166, 146

HSL32, 20%, 65%

HSV32, 20%, 72%

CMYK0%, 9%, 20%, 28%

Lab69.05, 2.88, 12.59

XYZ38.35, 39.42, 32.78

Decimal12035730

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone402 C

Shades of tan

#ab9780 #9f896e #907a5f #7e6b53 #6c5b48 #5a4c3c #483d30 #362e24 #241f18 #12100c

Tints of tan

#bdae9c #c4b6a6 #cabeaf #d1c6b9 #d7cec3 #ded6cd #e4ded7 #ebe6e1 #f1eeea #f8f6f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#92a3b7 Analogous#b79492 Analogous#b5b792 Triadic#92b7a6 Triadic#a692b7 Split complementary#92b5b7 Split complementary#9492b7

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 9, 20, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b7a692 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 20 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 22 34

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 #b7a692 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b7a692; }
.text { color: #b7a692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a692; }

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 #b7a692 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b7a692 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 #b7a692 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 #b7a692 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 #b7a692 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.