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Tan (color)

Tan
 
Common connotations
skin color, sunbathing
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#D2B48C
sRGBB (r, g, b)(210, 180, 140)
HSV (h, s, v)(34°, 33%, 82%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(75, 39, 56°)
SourceX11
ISCC–NBS descriptorGrayish yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Some shades of Tan
Dark Tan 

Tan is a pale tone of brown. The name is derived from tannum (oak bark) used in the tanning of leather.[1]

The first recorded use of tan as a color name in English was in the year 1590.[2]

Chestnut oak bark, formerly used in tanning
Chestnut oak bark, formerly used in tanning

Colors which are similar or may be considered synonymous to tan include: tawny, tenné, and fulvous.

  1. ^ "tan". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  2. ^ Aloys John Maerz; Morris Rea Paul (1930). A Dictionary of Color (1st ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 205.

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Taankleurig AF Lohfarbe German Bronceado (color) Spanish مازویی FA Kellanruskea Finnish Sawo matang ID Tanno (colore) Italian タン (色) Japanese Gilvus LA Alutaceu Romanian

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