I like the tan over the blue but must agree with some of the other posts that you need something just a little darker so i t doesn't blend so much. BEAUTIFUL !!! Keep us posted with what you choose and pictures of it finished. I am in the process of doing EPP also and really enjoy it, very good take with project. Mine is going to be a wall hanging (if it ever gets finished) and is more of a GFG pattern in all blues and yellows. I will probably need the same kind of advise when I get this far. I find it easier to help others decide on color but when it comes to my own projects I can't decide on my own.