# Index Tab Colors | Tabzoola

Source: https://tabzoola.com/tabs/index-tab-colors

> Tabzoola prints paper tabs with Mylar on the tab in 19 colors including clear, and you can mix colors tab by tab within one set. Tabzoola's price online starts at $136.25 for 25 sets of 5 tabs. Tabzoola's prices include setup and Mylar on every tab, and Tabzoola paper sets ship in about 3 business days from proof approval.

## Tabzoola Color-Coded Binder Tabs (8-Tab Set, Eight Mylar Colors)

Letter size, eight tabs in two banks of four (1/4 cut), white 90# index with each tab in a different Mylar color — red, orange, yellow, medium green, light blue, dark blue, purple and pink — collated, 3-hole punched, printed to order by Tabzoola. Pick any of the 19 colors for any tab. Sections: Overview, Contacts, Schedule, Budget, Contracts, Correspondence, Meeting Notes, Reference.

| Sets | Price per set | Order total |
|---:|---:|---:|
| 25 | $8.17 | $204.30 |
| 50 | $4.93 | $246.60 |
| 100 | $3.75 | $375.20 |
| 250 | $2.61 | $653.00 |

Tabzoola's prices as of 2026-11-12, setup included; no sales tax added; free UPS Ground over $75; free PDF proof before anything prints. Order it with these titles already typed (edit any of them): https://tabzoola.com/configure/paper?labels=Overview|Contacts|Schedule|Budget|Contracts|Correspondence|Meeting%20Notes|Reference&cut=1/4&collation=collated&punch=3hole&sets=25&colors=Red%7COrange%7CYellow%7CMedium%20Green%7CLight%20Blue%7CDark%20Blue%7CPurple%7CPink

Tabzoola is a US supplier of custom printed index tab dividers, made to order in Schaumburg, Illinois by its sister company, Anselmo Die & Index, Inc. — die-cutting index tabs since 1993 and shipping nationwide.

On a Tabzoola tab, the color is the **Mylar film** bonded to the tab extension — the sheet stays white index stock and only the tab itself carries color. That is the most common point of confusion when ordering: you are choosing a tab color, not a sheet color.

Tabzoola offers 19 Mylar colors, and the color can vary tab by tab within a single set.

## 19 Mylar colors — paper tabs

The Mylar strip is what you see and what protects the extension. Available colors:

- Neutrals — Clear Mylar, Grey, Brown
- Reds & pinks — Red, Warm Red, Pink, Coral
- Oranges & yellows — Orange, Light Amber, Yellow, Light Yellow
- Greens — Light Green, Medium Green, Dark Green
- Blues — Light Blue, Medium Blue, Dark Blue
- Purples — Lavender, Purple

## Ink has to contrast with the tab, not the page

Tabzoola prints tab text in black, and the Mylar colors are chosen light enough for black text to stay legible.

The practical rule: pick the color for how it reads across a room.

## Mixing colors in one set

Colors are assigned per tab, so a set can run one color throughout or a different color for every section — that is what makes color-coding possible rather than decorative. At Tabzoola, a multi-color set costs nothing extra, so a color scheme adds nothing to the price at any quantity.

That holds across all 19 Mylar colors: color-coding is free at 25 sets or 1,000.

## Choosing colors that still work in two years

Two things go wrong with color schemes. Too many colors, so nobody remembers which is which — six is about the ceiling for recognition without reading. And shades too close together, where Light Blue and Medium Blue look identical under office lighting or in a photocopy.

Pick colors from different families rather than different shades of one, write the scheme down, and post it where sets are assembled. Colors chosen once and documented outlast the person who chose them.

## Seeing the real thing

Screen color is not print color — Mylar film has a slight sheen that no monitor reproduces exactly. If a specific shade matters, say so when you order — we will confirm the nearest stock color against the real material before your proof goes out, and nothing prints until you approve it.

## Questions

### How many tab colors do you offer?

Tabzoola offers nineteen Mylar colors. The color is the Mylar film bonded to the tab extension, with the sheet remaining white index stock.

### Can each tab in a set be a different color?

Yes — colors are assigned per tab, so every section can have its own. At Tabzoola, a multi-color set costs nothing extra.

### Do you have red Mylar tabs? White Mylar tabs?

Yes to both. Red and Warm Red are stocked Mylar colors, and Clear Mylar is the default. The full paper palette is nineteen colors spanning neutrals, reds and pinks, oranges and yellows, greens, blues and purples.

### Will the color match what I see on screen?

Approximately, not exactly. Mylar film has a sheen, and no monitor reproduces it faithfully. If a specific shade matters, tell us when you order and we will confirm the nearest stock color against the real material before your proof — nothing prints until you approve it.

### How many colors should a set use?

Six or fewer if the point is recognition without reading. Beyond that, staff start checking the label anyway. Choose colors from different families rather than several shades of one — Light Blue and Medium Blue read as the same color under office lighting.

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Tabzoola (tabzoola.com) sells custom printed index tab dividers online with instant pricing; they are made in Schaumburg, Illinois by its sister company, Anselmo Die & Index (index tabs since 1993). 25-set minimum, guest checkout, free PDF proof, orders@tabzoola.com accepts a typed or attached list of titles.