Tan (color)
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| Tan | ||
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| — Common connotations — | ||
| skin color, loafer, sunbathing | ||
— Color coordinates — |
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| Hex triplet | #D2B48C | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (210, 180, 140) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (34°, 33%, 82%) |
| Source | X11 | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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| — Some variations of Tan — | ||
| Dark Tan | ||
Tan is a pale, tawny tone of brown. The name is derived from tannum (oak bark) used in the tanning of leather.[1]
The first recorded use 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.
[edit] Tan in human culture
- Tan is the color of the United States Army Rangers beret as well as Canada's CSOR Canadian Special Operations Regiment and JTF2 Joint Task Force 2[3]
- It has been said that people with tan auras are analytical thinkers who pay attention to detail, are financially responsible and, it is claimed, may be found in professions such as engineers, architects, accountants, or computer programmers.[4]
- Tan is a popular color for loafers.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "tan". Online Etymology Dictionary. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=tan&searchmode=none. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205
- ^ http://www.csor-rosc.forces.gc.ca/index-eng.asp.
- ^ Oslie, Pamalie Life Colors: What the Colors in Your Aura Reveal Novato, California:2000--New World Library Tan Auras: Pages 65-103
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| Auburn | Beaver | Beige | Bistre | Bole | Bronze | Brown | Buff | Burgundy | Burnt sienna |
| Burnt umber | Camel | Chamoisee | Chestnut | Chocolate | Citrine | Coffee | Copper | Cordovan | Desert sand |
| Earth yellow | Ecru | Fallow | Fawn | Field drab | Fulvous | Isabelline | Khaki | Lion | Liver |
| Mahogany | Maroon | Ochre | Raw umber | Redwood | Rufous | Russet | Rust | Sand | Sandy brown |
| Seal brown | Sepia | Sienna | Sinopia | Tan | Taupe | Tawny | Umber | Wenge | Wheat |
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