Tan

#cbbbb2

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

Tan sits in the orange range, light and muted. 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 #cbbbb2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbbbb2

RGB203, 187, 178

HSL22, 19%, 75%

HSV22, 12%, 80%

CMYK0%, 8%, 12%, 20%

Lab76.95, 4.14, 6.59

XYZ50.43, 51.45, 49.39

Decimal13351858

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone435 C

Shades of tan

#bda99d #af9688 #a18473 #907261 #7b6153 #665145 #514037 #3c3029 #271f1a #120e0c

Tints of tan

#cfc1b9 #d4c7bf #d8cdc6 #ddd2cd #e1d8d3 #e6deda #eae4e0 #efeae7 #f3f0ee #f8f6f4

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#b2c2cb Analogous#cbb2b6 Analogous#cbc8b2 Triadic#b2cbbb Triadic#bbb2cb Split complementary#b2cbc8 Split complementary#b2b6cb

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 8, 12, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbbbb2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 12 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 15 26

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 #cbbbb2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbbbb2; }
.text { color: #cbbbb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbbb2; }

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 #cbbbb2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbbbb2 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 #cbbbb2 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 #cbbbb2 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 #cbbbb2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.