| Tan | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
Tan is a pale 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.
| Sandy Tan | |
|---|---|
| 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[3] |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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.[4]
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Main article: Tuscan red |
| Tuscan Tan | |
|---|---|
| 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.[5]
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[6] and 1927,[7] respectively.
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