All you need to know about Tan.

Find out what the color means and how you can pair it with other colors to achieve beautiful results.

Tan is a pale brown shade that gets its name from the process of tanning, in which animal skin is converted into leather. The procedure owes its name to an old German word for a species of oak trees that produces a chemical substance that is utilized in tanning.

Like other shades of browns, Tan conveys a sense of comfort, stability, and security due to its earthy tone of brown. The color tan is considered a neutral shade because of its paleness and flexibility to match almost any color on a color wheel.

Tan hex code: #D2B48C