Tan
#D2B48C
Tan (#D2B48C) is a light, moderately saturated orange colour, warm. In RGB it is 210 red, 180 green and 140 blue; in HSL its hue is 34°, its saturation 44% and its lightness 69%. For print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 33% yellow and 18% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Orange feels friendly, playful and good value. It is warm like red but less aggressive, so brands use it to look approachable and to make buttons stand out.
Text on tan
White text on tan has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and fails; black text has 10.65:1 and passes AAA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 1.97:1
Black text · 10.65:1
Tints and shades of tan
Colour palettes with tan
Brands with a tan logo
Brand colours close to #D2B48C, from our Brand Colour Index.
Colours similar to tan
Use tan in CSS
.button {
background-color: #D2B48C;
color: #000000;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of orange.