Tan (#d2b48c) is a light, muted orange. It is a CSS named color, so you can use it in stylesheets as color: tan as well as by its hex code. In RGB it is rgb(210, 180, 140); in HSL, hsl(34, 44%, 69%).
| Hex | #d2b48c |
|---|---|
| CSS name | tan |
| RGB | rgb(210, 180, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 44%, 69%) |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 33%, 18% |
| CSS example | color: #d2b48c; background-color: rgb(210, 180, 140); |
The hue is calculated at seven exact lightness levels for use in backgrounds, borders, text and hover states. These values are not substituted with nearby named colors.
Complementary — maximum contrast, from opposite sides of the color wheel:
Analogous — neighbours on the wheel, naturally harmonious:
Triadic — three colors evenly spaced for balanced variety:
Tetradic — four colors at 90° intervals:
On a #d2b48c background, black text gives the better contrast. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text (AA), or 7:1 and 4.5:1 for AAA.
| Text color | Contrast ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text (#ffffff) | 1.97:1 | Fails | Fails |
| Black text (#000000) | 10.65:1 | AAA | AAA |
The CSS named colors closest to #d2b48c:
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