Tan (color)
| 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.
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.