Tan Screen
A full-screen solid tan color (#D2B48C). Fill your whole display, or download the tan screen as an image in 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 4K or any size you type in.
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What is a tan screen?
A tan screen is simply a web page filled edge to edge with one solid color — Tan, hex #D2B48C, or rgb(210, 180, 140). It is a light, warm color: in HSL it sits at 34° hue, 44% saturation and 69% lightness, and its relative luminance is 48.2%. tan is one of the standard CSS color names, so it renders identically in every browser.
Tan screen at a glance
How a full-screen tan (#D2B48C) behaves as a light, a test pattern and a background — measured from the color itself.
| Brightness | 48% of a white screen | A medium light level — comfortable as ambient light. |
|---|---|---|
| Blue light | low (19% of its light) | Less blue than a white screen (33%). |
| Night use | Better for daytime | For a night light, turn the brightness down or choose a warmer screen such as red or orange. |
| Text on it | Black text · 10.6:1 | Excellent contrast for captions or signs (WCAG AAA). |
| Display test | Mixed sub-pixel levels | Good for spotting uneven backlight, banding and tint across the panel. |
What people use a tan screen for
Brown screens produce a warm, low-key neutral wash that works as a cozy ambient light, a muted backdrop for still-life photography, or a calm placeholder colour for signage and mock-ups. Being a dark, desaturated orange, brown keeps blue light low.
As a test pattern, a flat tan field makes a dead or stuck pixel jump out, and it exercises the red and green sub-pixels.
#D2B48C) — this is also the preview image shown when you share the page.How to use the tan screen
The color is already set to Tan (#D2B48C). Tap Open full screen, or the preview, to fill your whole display with tan; press Esc or tap again to exit. To keep a copy, pick a size — 1920 × 1080 for a desktop wallpaper, 1080 × 1920 for a phone or 3840 × 2160 for a 4K TV — and tap Download PNG or JPG. The file is created in your browser and saved as tan-screen-1920x1080.png, with no watermark. A flat tan image compresses to a few kilobytes even at 4K.
Every resolution, aspect ratio and device tip (phones, TVs, projectors, second monitors) is in the full color screen guide.
Tan screen color codes
The full-screen color and every download use exactly these values. Tap any row to copy it.
Contrast against white text 1.97:1 · against black text 10.65:1. See the full Tan color page for harmonies, shades and tints, or open it in the color picker.
Colors that go with a tan screen
Using two screens side by side, a split display or a tan wallpaper with accents? These named colors sit in harmony with Tan on the color wheel:
Build a full scheme from tan in the color matcher or the palette generator, or blend it into another color with the gradient creator for a gradient wallpaper.
Popular color screens
The colors people reach for most often as a full-screen background or light:
Colors similar to Tan
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Tan screen — FAQ
What is the hex code for a tan screen?
A tan screen uses the color Tan, hex #D2B48C — rgb(210, 180, 140). The full-screen view and every download use exactly that value, and tan also works as a CSS color name.
How do I make my whole screen tan?
Open this page and tap Open full screen (or tap the preview). Your browser fills the entire display with tan and hides its own toolbars; press Esc or tap the screen to come back. To keep it, download it in 1080p, 4K or any size as a free PNG or JPG — no sign-up or watermark.
How bright is a tan screen?
A tan screen gives off about 48% of the light of a white screen at the same brightness setting, a comfortable level for ambient light. About 19% of its light is blue (a white screen is 33%), which counts as low blue light.
What color text is easiest to read on a tan screen?
Black text, with a contrast ratio of 10.6:1, which passes the WCAG guideline for normal text. Check any other pairing in the contrast checker.