Tan is a light-tone of brown. The name Tan is derived from tannum (bark of certain species of trees) used in tanning leather.
What color is Tan?
Tan color belongs to the Brown Beige color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Tan is #D2B48C, and the RGB color code is RGB(210, 180, 140).
In the RGB color model, Tan has a red value of 210, a green value of 180, and a blue value of 140. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 14.3% magenta, 33.3% yellow, and 17.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 34.3° (degrees), 43.8 % saturation, and 68.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Tan has a hue of 34.3° (degrees), 33.3 % saturation and 82.4 % brightness/value.
Tan is cool or warm?
The color Tan is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Tan?
Tan has an LRV of nearly 48. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Tan color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(34.29deg, 43.8 %, 68.6 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 34.29°
W: 54.90 %
B: 17.65 %
XYZ
X : 47.63
Y : 48.24
Z : 31.61
YXY
Y1 : 48.24
X : 0.37
Y2 : 0.38
CMY
C : 17.65%
M : 29.41%
Y : 45.10%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 74.97
A : 5.02
B : 24.42
CIE-Lch
L : 74.97
C : 24.93
H : 78.38
CIE-Luv
L : 74.97
U : 21.61
V : 32.13
Hunter-Lab
L : 69.45
A : 0.88
B : 21.63
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Tan
Here are the colors similar to Tan . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
RAL Classic
Tan color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Tan to RAL Classic
Pantone TCX
Tan color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Tan to Pantone TCX
Pantone PMS
Tan color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Tan to Pantone PMS
RAL Design
Tan color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Tan to RAL Design
British Standard 4800
Tan color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Tan to British Standard 4800
Paint similar to Tan
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Tan . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Valspar
Tan color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Tan to Valspar
Sherwin Williams
Tan color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Tan to Sherwin Williams
Benjamin Moore
Tan color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Tan to Benjamin Moore
PPG Paints
Tan color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Tan to PPG Paints
Dunn-Edwards
Tan color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Tan to Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Tan color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Tan to Behr
Color Combinations
View more Tan - #D2B48C color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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