Tan

#c2bca3

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

Tan falls in the yellow band, light and muted. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #c2bca3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c2bca3

RGB194, 188, 163

HSL48, 20%, 70%

HSV48, 16%, 76%

CMYK0%, 3%, 16%, 24%

Lab76.12, -2.12, 13.41

XYZ46.84, 50.08, 41.85

Decimal12762275

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone452 C

Shades of tan

#b5ae8f #a89f7c #9b9168 #887f5a #756d4d #615b40 #4d4833 #3a3626 #262419 #12110c

Tints of tan

#c7c2ab #cdc8b3 #d2cebb #d8d4c4 #dddacc #e2e0d4 #e8e5dc #edebe4 #f2f1ec #f8f7f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#a3a9c2 Analogous#c2ada3 Analogous#b8c2a3 Triadic#a3c2bc Triadic#bca3c2 Split complementary#a3b8c2 Split complementary#ada3c2

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 16, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c2bca3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 16 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 19 30

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 #c2bca3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c2bca3; }
.text { color: #c2bca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bca3; }

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 #c2bca3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c2bca3 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 #c2bca3 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 #c2bca3 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 #c2bca3 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.