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Shades of Beige: 15 Beige and Tan Color Names With Hex Codes

From light beige to dark beige, through tan, ecru and greige, here are the different shades of beige, each with its name and code. Click a swatch to copy its HEX, RGB or CMYK code, or make your own shade of beige with the sliders.

Swatch 500

Beige 500

Closest named shade: Putty #B5A28A

  • HEX #C4A374
  • RGB rgb(196, 163, 116)
  • CMYK 0, 17, 41, 23
  • HSL hsl(35, 40%, 61%)

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Light Beige Colors

Light, almost-cream beiges: light beige, blanched almond, bisque, wheat and chamois.

Medium Beige and Tan Shades

Natural beiges: tan, desert sand, ecru, khaki, rose beige and greige.

Dark Shades of Beige

Deep beiges leaning toward taupe and light brown: putty, light taupe, dark beige.

List of Beige Color Names and Hex Codes

Every shade of beige on this page with its HEX, RGB and CMYK codes, copied in one click.

Shade HEX RGB CMYK
Light beige #F5F5DC rgb(245, 245, 220) 0, 0, 10, 4
Blanched almond #FFEBCD rgb(255, 235, 205) 0, 8, 20, 0
Bisque #FFE4C4 rgb(255, 228, 196) 0, 11, 23, 0
Moccasin #FFE4B5 rgb(255, 228, 181) 0, 11, 29, 0
Wheat #F5DEB3 rgb(245, 222, 179) 0, 9, 27, 4
Chamois #EDDCB1 rgb(237, 220, 177) 0, 7, 25, 7
Desert sand #EDC9AF rgb(237, 201, 175) 0, 15, 26, 7
Tan #D2B48C rgb(210, 180, 140) 0, 14, 33, 18
Khaki #C3B091 rgb(195, 176, 145) 0, 10, 26, 24
Ecru #C2B280 rgb(194, 178, 128) 0, 8, 34, 24
Greige #BBAE98 rgb(187, 174, 152) 0, 7, 19, 27
Rose beige #C9A690 rgb(201, 166, 144) 0, 17, 28, 21
Putty #B5A28A rgb(181, 162, 138) 0, 10, 24, 29
Light taupe #B38B6D rgb(179, 139, 109) 0, 22, 39, 30
Dark beige #9F8170 rgb(159, 129, 112) 0, 19, 30, 38
Shades of beige chart from light to dark with hex codes
The full chart as an image: the 11 swatches and the 15 named shades, with their codes.

What Colors Make Beige?

Beige is made by adding a touch of brown to plenty of white. With no brown, mix white, a little yellow and a touch of red, then tone it down with a hint of blue. A touch of pink makes it rosy; a little gray turns it into greige.

  • Beige

    white + a touch of brown

    Plenty of white and a touch of brown, added little by little: beige darkens very fast.

  • Sand beige

    white + yellow + a touch of red

    With no brown at hand: white, a little yellow and a touch of red, then a hint of blue to tone it down.

  • Rose beige

    beige + a touch of pink

    A touch of pink warms beige up and gives it a powdery tone.

  • Greige

    beige + a little gray

    Halfway between gray and beige, as the name says: a beige cooled with a little gray.

Depending on your supplies

Colored pencils

With pencils, you don’t mix: you layer. Lay down the lightest shade in light strokes, then the darker one on top, without pressing. To lighten beige, finish with a white pencil; to darken it, add a touch of grey or of its opposite color.

Markers

Water-based markers don’t blend well: pick the right shade straight away. With alcohol markers, go over a darker shade with a lighter one while it is still wet to soften the transition.

Watercolor

Mix on the palette, not on the paper. For a lighter shade, add water rather than white: the white of the paper does the lightening.

Paint

Acrylic or gouache: always add the dark color to the light one, a little at a time. Write down the amounts so you can find your shade again.

Beige Color Palettes

Four palettes taken from the chart, ready for a coloring page or a design. Click a color to copy its code.

Printable Beige Color Chart to Color In

A printable sheet to practice with: recreate each shade of beige with colored pencils or paint, box by box.

The printable sheet

One Letter page: the numbered chart with its codes, an empty row to recreate each shade, and a strip for your tests.

Try them on a coloring page

Three shades from the chart on a real drawing: the lightest in the center, the darkest at the edge.

Want to do it by hand? Pick a drawing to print or color online.

Frequently asked questions

What is the hex code for beige?

The standard web beige is #F5F5DC, or rgb(245, 245, 220): a very light beige. For a stronger beige, use tan (#D2B48C) or swatch 500 of the chart.

What is the difference between beige and tan?

Tan (#D2B48C) is a darker, warmer beige that leans toward light brown; beige is lighter and closer to cream.

How do you make beige paint?

Add a touch of brown to plenty of white, little by little. Without brown: white, a little yellow, a touch of red and a hint of blue.

How many shades of beige are there?

This page gathers the 15 best-known beiges with their names, and the chart gives 11 of them, from lightest to darkest.

What colors go with beige?

Off-white and brown for a natural look, sage green for softness, navy blue or black for contrast.