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Tan (color)

Tan
 
Common connotations
skin color, sunbathing
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet #D2B48C
sRGBB  (rgb) (210, 180, 140)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (0, 14, 33, 18)
HSV       (h, s, v) (34°, 33%, 82%)
Source X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)
Some shades of Tan
Dark Tan  
Sandy Tan
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FDD9B5
sRGBB  (rgb) (253, 217, 181)
HSV       (h, s, v) (30°, 29%, 99%)
Source Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Tan (Crayola)
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FAA76C
sRGBB  (rgb) (250, 167, 108)
Source Crayola crayons/markers
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Windsor Tan
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet #AE6838
sRGBB  (rgb) (167, 85, 2)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (0, 46, 68, 32)
HSV       (h, s, v) (24°, 68%, 68%)
Source ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)
Tuscan Tan
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet #A67B5B
sRGBB  (rgb) (166, 123, 91)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (0, 26, 45, 35)
HSV       (h, s, v) (26°, 45%, 65%)
Source ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

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

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

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

Displayed at right is the color Sandy tan.

This color was formulated by Crayola in 2000 as a Crayola marker color.

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

Displayed at right is the color Windsor tan.

The first recorded use of windsor tan as a color name in English was in 1925.

Displayed at right is the color Tuscan tan.

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

Military

Sunbathing


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