Tan

#c8a66c

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 #c8a66c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8a66c

RGB200, 166, 108

HSL38, 46%, 60%

HSV38, 46%, 78%

CMYK0%, 17%, 46%, 22%

Lab69.92, 4.86, 34.61

XYZ40.16, 40.63, 19.91

Decimal13149804

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone465 C

Shades of tan

#c09a58 #b88d45 #a47e3d #8f6e36 #7b5f2e #674f27 #53401f #3f3017 #2a2110 #161108

Tints of tan

#cdae79 #d2b687 #d7be94 #dcc6a2 #e1cfaf #e6d7bc #ebdfca #f0e7d7 #f5efe5 #faf7f2

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#6c8ec8 Analogous#c8786c Analogous#bcc86c Triadic#6cc8a6 Triadic#a66cc8 Split complementary#6cbcc8 Split complementary#786cc8

Tan in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 17, 46, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8a66c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 17 46 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 20 46 28

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 #c8a66c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8a66c; }
.text { color: #c8a66c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a66c; }

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 #c8a66c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8a66c 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 #c8a66c 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 #c8a66c 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 #c8a66c is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.