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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Tan is a pale, tawny shade 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 shade 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] 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
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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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