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]
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
- Tan is the color of the United States Army Rangers beret as well as Canada's Canadian Special Operations Regiment and Joint Task Force 2.[7]
United States politics
- The Barack Obama tan suit controversy was an incident when U.S. President Barack Obama wore a tan-colored suit at a press conference.
See also
- Lists of colors
- Buff, a similar color
- Khaki, another similar color
- Tawny (color)
References
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". Plate 13 Color Sample G12; Color Sample of Windsor Tan
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". Plate 12 Color Sample A6; Color Sample of Cafe au Lait
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". Plate 13 Color Sample A7; Color Sample of French beige
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