BROWN

Tan

#D2B48C

Conversions

HEX#D2B48C

RGBrgb(210, 180, 140)

HSLhsl(34, 44%, 69%)

HSVhsv(34, 33%, 82%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 33%, 18%)

Copy CSS

color: #d2b48c;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(210, 180, 140);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(34, 44%, 69%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.97 : 1

On ink blackPass · 9.70 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Tan

Tan is the hex color #D2B48C, which translates to rgb(210, 180, 140) in RGB and hsl(34, 44%, 69%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 34 degrees, with a saturation of 44 percent and a lightness of 69 percent. That combination puts Tan in the workable middle of the brown family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Tan compares

Tan is exactly the CSS keyword tan, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is orange-200 (#FFD6A7), at a distance of 14.0. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Burlywood at 6.3. Sorted by lightness, Tan is number 26 of the 27 brown colors here.

Text on Tan

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Tan, led by Ink black at 9.70:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Tan already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Tan. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	9.70:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	5.23:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Tan

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Tan for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Tan

Format	Value
HEX	#D2B48C
RGB	rgb(210, 180, 140)
HSL	hsl(34, 44%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(34, 33%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14%, 33%, 18%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.62% 0.0638 74.62)
CIELAB	lab(74.98 5.02 24.43)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.