Tan

#d9bd8e

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 38 degrees. 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 #d9bd8e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d9bd8e

RGB217, 189, 142

HSL38, 50%, 70%

HSV38, 35%, 85%

CMYK0%, 13%, 35%, 15%

Lab77.93, 3.25, 27.46

XYZ51.7, 53.1, 33.12

Decimal14269838

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone466 C

Shades of tan

#d1af75 #c8a05d #c09244 #aa8039 #926e31 #795b29 #614920 #483618 #2f2410 #171108

Tints of tan

#dcc398 #e0c9a2 #e3ceac #e6d4b6 #eadac0 #ede0ca #f0e6d4 #f4ecde #f7f1e8 #fbf7f2

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#8eaad9 Analogous#d9978e Analogous#cfd98e Triadic#8ed9bd Triadic#bd8ed9 Split complementary#8ecfd9 Split complementary#978ed9

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, 13, 35, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d9bd8e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 13 35 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 16 36 21

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 #d9bd8e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d9bd8e; }
.text { color: #d9bd8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9bd8e; }

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 #d9bd8e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d9bd8e 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 #d9bd8e 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 #d9bd8e 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 #d9bd8e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.