Tan

#d4be94

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

Tan is a light orange with soft warmth. 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 #d4be94, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d4be94

RGB212, 190, 148

HSL39, 43%, 71%

HSV39, 30%, 83%

CMYK0%, 10%, 30%, 17%

Lab77.85, 1.52, 24.09

XYZ50.91, 52.96, 35.56

Decimal13942420

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone466 C

Shades of tan

#cbb07d #c1a165 #b8934e #a38141 #8b6f38 #745c2f #5c4925 #45371c #2d2412 #161109

Tints of tan

#d8c49d #dcc9a7 #dfcfb0 #e3d5ba #e7dbc3 #ebe0cd #efe6d6 #f2ecdf #f6f2e9 #faf7f2

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#94aad4 Analogous#d49e94 Analogous#cad494 Triadic#94d4be Triadic#be94d4 Split complementary#94cad4 Split complementary#9e94d4

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, 10, 30, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d4be94 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 10 30 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 13 32 23

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 #d4be94 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d4be94; }
.text { color: #d4be94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4be94; }

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 #d4be94 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d4be94 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 #d4be94 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 #d4be94 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 #d4be94 are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.