Colors that go with tan are perhaps not as varied as you might think. You see, tan isn't quite the neutral it has become by default, used on so many leather chairs in so many different eras you think you barely notice it anymore. No, tan has very specific tones to it, and the most successful palettes built around it will share some of those pigments, too.
'Tan just needs to be balanced with colors that have a warm undertone,' says the Texan interior designer Mary Patton, who often puts it with pinks and oranges. It's a timely reminder for a year when tan seems set to be a big color trend — at the recent Salone del Mobile in Milan it was seen on sofas by Poliform, room dividers by Minotti, and dining chairs by Porada. This means it will be trickling down by the time you've finished this article.
