Tan is a pale tone of brown.
The name is derived from tannum (oak bark) used in the tanning of leather.
Tan | |
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Common connotations | |
skin color, sunbathing | |
Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #D2B48C |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (210, 180, 140) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (34°, 33%, 82%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (75, 39, 56°) |
Source | X11 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Grayish yellow |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Some shades of Tan | |
Dark Tan |
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.
Sandy Tan | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #FDD9B5 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (253, 217, 181) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (30°, 28%, 99%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (89, 39, 51°) |
Source | Crayola |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Pale orange yellow |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Displayed at right is the color Sandy tan.
This color was formulated by Crayola in 2000 as a Crayola marker color.
Tan | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #FAA76C |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (250, 167, 108) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (25°, 57%, 98%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (75, 79, 37°) |
Source | Crayola |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate orange |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Displayed at right is the orangish tone of tan called tan since 1958 in Crayola crayons and 1990 in Crayola markers.
Windsor Tan | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #AE6838 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (174, 104, 56) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (24°, 68%, 68%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (51, 66, 34°) |
Source | ISCC-NBS |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong brown |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Displayed at right is the color Windsor tan.
The first recorded use of Windsor tan as a color name in English was in 1925.
Tuscan Tan | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #A67B5B |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (166, 123, 91) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (26°, 45%, 65%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (55, 41, 41°) |
Source | ISCC-NBS |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light brown |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Displayed at right is the color Tuscan tan.
The first recorded use of Tuscan tan as a color name in English was in 1926.
The normalized color coordinates for Tuscan tan are identical to café au lait and French beige, which were first recorded as color names in English in 1839 and 1927, respectively.
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