Tan (color)

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

Tan
 
Common connotations
skin color, sunbathing
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#D2B48C
HSV       (h, s, v)(34°, 33%, 82%)
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(210, 180, 140)
SourceX11
ISCC–NBS descriptorGrayish yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)
Some shades of Tan
Dark Tan 

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

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

Variations of tan

Sandy tan

Sandy Tan
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#FDD9B5
HSV       (h, s, v)(30°, 29%, 99%)
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(253, 217, 181)
SourceCrayola
ISCC–NBS descriptorPale orange yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Displayed at right is the color Sandy tan.

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

Tan (Crayola)

Tan
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#FAA76C
HSV       (h, s, v)(25°, 57%, 98%)
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(250, 167, 108)
SourceCrayola crayons/markers
ISCC–NBS descriptorModerate orange
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

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

Windsor tan

Windsor Tan
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#AE6838
HSV       (h, s, v)(24°, 68%, 68[3]%)
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(167, 85, 2)
SourceISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptorStrong brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Displayed at right is the color Windsor tan.

The first recorded use of Windsor tan as a color name in English was in 1925.[4]

Tuscan tan

Tuscan Tan
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#A67B5B
HSV       (h, s, v)(26°, 45%, 65[5]%)
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(166, 123, 91)
SourceISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptorLight brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Displayed at right is the color Tuscan tan.

The first recorded use of Tuscan tan as a color name in English was in 1926.[6]

In human culture

Military

Sunbathing

  • When a person sunbathes to make his or her skin darker, they are said to be getting a tan.

See also

References

  1. "tan". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  2. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205
  3. web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #AE6838 (Windsor Tan):
  4. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 207; Color Sample of Windsor Tan: Page 49 Plate 13 Color Sample G12
  5. web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #A67B5B (Tuscan Tan):
  6. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 206; Color Sample of Tuscan tan: Page 49 Plate 13 Color Sample C8
  7. http://www.csor-rosc.forces.gc.ca/index-eng.asp.
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