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%)
sRGB^B  (r, g, b)	(210, 180, 140)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Grayish 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%)
sRGB^B  (r, g, b)	(253, 217, 181)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Pale 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%)
sRGB^B  (r, g, b)	(250, 167, 108)
Source	Crayola crayons/markers
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate 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]%)
sRGB^B  (r, g, b)	(167, 85, 2)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong 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]%)
sRGB^B  (r, g, b)	(166, 123, 91)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light 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

• 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]

Sunbathing

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

See also

• Lists of colors
• Buff, a similar color
• Khaki, another similar color

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.