Tan (color)

Tan (color)
Tan
 — Common connotations —
skin color, loafer, sunbathing
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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)

Tan is a pale whiteish, tawny shade of white. 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "tan". Online Etymology Dictionary. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=tan&searchmode=none. Retrieved 2011-09-13. 
  2. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205

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