Color of the Day:

Tan#D2B48C

Tan - 10/20/1924

Tan is the Color of the Day for 10/20/1924. Tan has a hex value of #D2B48C. On the RGB scale it has values of Red: 210, Green: 180, and Blue: 140

Color Spaces of Tan

HexD2B48C#D2B48C
RGB210 180 140rgb(210 180 140)
RGB %82 71 55rgb(82 71 55)
CIELAB75.23, 6.93, 24.68
CMY18, 29, 45
CMYK0, 14, 33, 18
HSL34, 44, 69hsl(34 44% 69%)
HSV34, 33, 82hsv(34 33% 82%)
HSI35, 21, 177
HWB34, 55, 18hwb(34 55% 18%)
LCH75.23, 25.63, 74.32
XYZ49.43, 48.65, 24.06

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All About Tan

Tan is a neutral, earthy color that resembles the natural color of sand or leather. It's a versatile color that is often used in fashion and interior design as a base or accent color.

Overall, tan is a versatile and timeless color that adds warmth and natural beauty to any space or outfit. Whether you're looking to create a cozy living space or a stylish and elegant outfit, tan is a color worth considering.

Tan in Fashion

In fashion, tan is a timeless and classic color that can be worn year-round. It's often used as a base color for outfits, such as a tan blazer or trousers, and can also be used as an accent color in accessories like bags and shoes. Tan clothing pairs well with a variety of other colors, such as black, white, and blue, and adds a touch of elegance and sophistication to any outfit.

Tan in Interior Design

In interior design, tan is a popular choice for wall paint, flooring, and furniture upholstery. It's a warm and inviting color that pairs well with a variety of other colors, such as white, navy blue, and olive green. Tan walls create a calming and relaxing atmosphere, and tan furniture adds a touch of warmth to any space.

Closest Common Color

Tan is closest to the common color brown. Brown is a mixture of several different colors. One common mixture is orange and black. Brown can be associated with resilience, strength and reliability. Brown is the color of dirt which makes it a natural color that is the most down-to-earth. You can see brown as the most common human eye color. Grizzly bears, footballs, chocolate, tree bark, and dirt are things that are brown.

Shades of Tan

A shade is a concept of darkening a color. Below you will find the shades of colors from Tan all the way to Black evenly distributed.

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Tints of Tan

A tint is a concept of lightening a color. Below you will find the tints of colors from Tan all the way to White evenly distributed.

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Tones of Tan

A tone is a concept of adding gray to a color. Below you will find the tones of colors from Tan all the way to Gray evenly distributed.

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Monochromatic Colors of Tan

A monochromatic color scheme is based on a single color and contains both shades and tints of that color. Below you will find a monochromatic color scheme based off of Tan.

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Complementary Color of Tan

Complementary colors are two colors that are the complete opposite of each other on the color wheel. Complementary colors are used by many including graphic designers, painters, and other artists. Knowing the complementary color for a given color is useful because using them together creates a visual contrast which can really make a design pop! Below you will find the complementary color of Tan.

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Split Complementary Colors of Tan

A Split Complementary color scheme is based on a single color and then finds the complementary color of the main color and uses that as a reference to find two colors to the left and right of that complementary color on the color wheel. A total of three colors make up a split complementary color scheme. A common example of a split complementary color scheme in an RGB Model is red, green-cyan, and blue-cyan. Below you will find a split complementary color scheme based off of Tan.

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Triadic Colors of Tan

A triadic color scheme is made up of three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with one color to as the baseline and the two other colors serve as accent colors. On the color wheel this can be envisioned as a triangle. Below you will find a triadic color scheme based off of Tan.

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Tetradic Colors of Tan

A tetradic color scheme is made up of four colors that form a rectangle on the color wheel. This color harmony is also known as a double complementary color scheme becuase it is made up of two complementary color pairs. Below you will find a tetradic color scheme based off of Tan.

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Analogous Colors of Tan

An analogous color scheme is made up of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with a single color as the baseline, a second color, and an accent color or a mixture of the first two colors as the third color. Below you will find an analogous color scheme based off of Tan.

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Variations of Tan

A variation of a color is the idea of swapping the values of Red, Blue, and Green with one another to create a new color. The color Tan has RGB values of R:210, G:180, and B:140. Using this information, we can create the following 5 variations using RBG, GRB, GBR, BRG, and GBR. Out of the 5 possible variations of Tan, 5 of them will be unique without counting our orignal color of Tan.

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Web Safe Color of Tan

A web safe color is a color that will not be dithered when shown on a web browser that only has 256-color support. Although this is not much of an issue in modern browsers today it is important to understand the history. A web safe color will always appear as intended across any device/browser. There are 216 colors that are considered web safe. Below you will find the closest web safe color to Tan.

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CSS Code for Tan

Text Color
.text-class { color: #D2B48C; }

This paragraph tag has text in the color #D2B48C

Text Shadow Color
.txt-shdw-class { text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #D2B48C; }

This text has a shadow in the color #D2B48C

Border Color
.brdr-class { border: 5px solid #D2B48C; }

This div tag has a border color of #D2B48C

Background Color
.bg-class { background-color: #D2B48C; }

This div tag has a background color of #D2B48C

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Tan Accessibility

When it comes to accessibility it is important to consider the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 issued by W3C. The WCAG provides a set of standards to determine if two colors have an appropriate contrast ratio in order to be readable on a web. This is achieved by measuring luminance, also known as brightness, between the color of your text and the background color. The WCAG has several levels of conformance: (A - Lowest, AA - Mid Range, AAA - Highest). If you meet the requirements of a higher range of conformance then you automatically meet the lower levels. For Example, if you meet AAA then by default you also meet AA and A. The contrast ratios that need to be met also consider the size of the font. Below are the contrast ratios needed to be compliant.

  • Level AA (large text/18-point font): 3:1
  • Level AA: 4.5:1
  • Level AAA (large text/18-point font): 4.5:1
  • Level AAA: 7:1

In the following sections we take a look at conformance levels AA and AAA for both large sized text and normal sized text. We took care of all the calculations so you will be able to see right away whether or not a text color of Tan is readable according to the WCAG against both Black and White backgrounds.

Tan Contrast on Black Background

The color Tan has passed 4 out of 4 WCAG tests against a Black background. This means there is a 100% accessibility rating and therefore makes Tan a perfect choice against a Black background.

WCAG AALarge TextPass
WCAG AANormal TextPass
WCAG AAALarge TextPass
WCAG AAANormal TextPass

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Tan Contrast on White Background

The color Tan has passed 0 out of 4 WCAG tests against a White background. This means there is a 0% accessibility rating and therefore makes Tan a poor choice against a White background.

WCAG AALarge TextFail
WCAG AANormal TextFail
WCAG AAALarge TextFail
WCAG AAANormal TextFail

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