Tan

#cdb8a2

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

This is Tan, a soft orange at 31 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #cdb8a2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdb8a2

RGB205, 184, 162

HSL31, 30%, 72%

HSV31, 21%, 80%

CMYK0%, 10%, 21%, 20%

Lab75.99, 3.98, 13.9

XYZ48.84, 49.87, 41.23

Decimal13482146

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone4745 C

Shades of tan

#c1a78c #b59776 #aa8660 #977551 #816446 #6b533a #56422e #403122 #2a2016 #140f0b

Tints of tan

#d1beaa #d6c4b2 #dacbba #dfd1c3 #e3d7cb #e7ddd3 #ece3db #f0eae3 #f4f0eb #f9f6f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#a2b7cd Analogous#cda2a2 Analogous#cdcda2 Triadic#a2cdb8 Triadic#b8a2cd Split complementary#a2cdcd Split complementary#a2a2cd

Tan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 10, 21, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdb8a2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 10 21 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 13 23 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 #cdb8a2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdb8a2; }
.text { color: #cdb8a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb8a2; }

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 #cdb8a2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdb8a2 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 #cdb8a2 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 #cdb8a2 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 #cdb8a2 is computed, not guessed. 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.