Tan (color)

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

The first documented usage 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.

Variations of tan

Sandy tan

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Shown on the right is the color Sandy tan.

This color was formulated by Crayola in 2000 as a color for their markers.

Tan (Crayola)

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Shown on the right is the tone of orangish tan called tan since 1958 in Crayola crayons and 1990 in Crayola markers.

Windsor tan

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Shown on the right is the color Windsor tan.

The first documented use of Windsor tan as a color name in English was in 1925.[3]

Tuscan tan

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Displayed on the right is the color Tuscan tan.

The first recorded use of Tuscan tan as a color name in English was in 1926.[4]

The normalized color coordinates for Tuscan tan are identical to café au lait and French beige, which were first recorded as color names in English in 1839[5] and 1927,[6] respectively.

In human culture

Military

Sunbathing

  • When a person sunbathes to make their skin darker, it is said that they are getting a tan.

United States politics

See also

References

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