Tan

#d1b499

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 29 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 #d1b499, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d1b499

RGB209, 180, 153

HSL29, 38%, 71%

HSV29, 27%, 82%

CMYK0%, 14%, 27%, 18%

Lab75.14, 6.35, 17.63

XYZ48.37, 48.5, 36.95

Decimal13743257

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone4665 C

Shades of tan

#c7a382 #bc926b #b28254 #9e7147 #87613d #705033 #5a4028 #43301e #2c1f14 #150f0a

Tints of tan

#d5bba2 #d9c1ab #ddc8b4 #e1cebd #e5d5c6 #e9dccf #ede2d8 #f1e9e1 #f5efea #f9f6f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#99b6d1 Analogous#d1999a Analogous#d1d099 Triadic#99d1b4 Triadic#b499d1 Split complementary#99d1d0 Split complementary#999ad1

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 14, 27, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d1b499 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 14 27 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 17 29 24

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 #d1b499 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d1b499; }
.text { color: #d1b499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1b499; }

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 #d1b499 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d1b499 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 #d1b499 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 #d1b499 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

Here is how the numbers for #d1b499 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.