Tan (color)

{{Short description|Pale tone of brown}} {{pp-pc1}} {{Infobox color |title=Tan |hex=D2B48C |symbolism=skin color, sunbathing |source=X11 |variations=true |variation1=Dark Tan |variation1color=#918151 |isccname=Grayish yellow}}

'''Tan''' is a pale tone of brown. The name is derived from tannum (oak bark) used in the tanning of leather.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=tan&searchmode=none|access-date=2011-09-13|title=tan|work=Online Etymology Dictionary}}</ref>

The first documented usage of ''tan'' as a color name in English was in the year 1590.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Aloys John Maerz |author2=Morris Rea Paul |title=A Dictionary of Color |location=New York |year=1930 |edition=1st |publisher=McGraw-Hill |page=205 }}</ref> [[File:Chestnut Oak Bark.jpg|alt=Chestnut oak bark, formerly used in tanning|thumb|Chestnut oak bark, formerly used in tanning]] Colors which are similar or may be considered synonymous to tan include: tawny, tenné, and fulvous. __TOC__ {{Clear}}

== Variations of tan == ===Sandy tan=== {{Infobox color |title = Sandy Tan |hex = FDD9B5 |source = Crayola<ref>Crayola Sandy Tan marker</ref> |isccname = Pale orange yellow}}

Shown on the right is the color ''Sandy tan''.

This color was formulated by Crayola in 2000 as a color for their markers. {{Clear}}

===Tan (Crayola)=== {{Infobox color |title=Tan (Crayola) |hex=FAA76C |source=Crayola |isccname=Moderate orange}}

Shown on the right is the tone of orangish tan called ''tan'' since 1958 in Crayola crayons and 1990 in Crayola markers. {{Clear}}

===Windsor tan=== {{Infobox color |title=Windsor Tan |hex=AE6838 |source={{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170629200131/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-w.htm ISCC-NBS]}} |isccname=Strong brown}}

Shown on the right is the color ''Windsor tan''.

The first documented use of ''Windsor tan'' as a color name in English was in 1925.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Aloys John Maerz |author2=Morris Rea Paul |title=A Dictionary of Color |location=New York |year=1930 |edition=1st |publisher=McGraw-Hill |pages=49, 207 }} Plate 13 Color Sample G12; Color Sample of Windsor Tan</ref> {{Clear}}

===Tuscan tan=== {{Main|Tuscan red}} {{Infobox color |title=Tuscan Tan |hex=A67B5B |source={{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170927111850/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-t.htm ISCC-NBS]}} |isccname=Light brown}}

Displayed on the right is the color ''Tuscan tan''.

The first recorded use of ''Tuscan tan'' as a color name in English was in 1926.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Aloys John Maerz |author2=Morris Rea Paul |title=A Dictionary of Color |location=New York |year=1930 |edition=1st |publisher=McGraw-Hill |pages=49, 206 }} Plate 13 Color Sample C8; Color Sample of Tuscan tan</ref>

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<ref>{{cite book |author1=Aloys John Maerz |author2=Morris Rea Paul |title=A Dictionary of Color |location=New York |year=1930 |edition=1st |publisher=McGraw-Hill |page=47, 191 }} Plate 12 Color Sample A6; Color Sample of Cafe au Lait</ref> and 1927,<ref>{{cite book |author1=Aloys John Maerz |author2=Morris Rea Paul |title=A Dictionary of Color |location=New York |year=1930 |edition=1st |publisher=McGraw-Hill |page=49, 195 }} Plate 13 Color Sample A7; Color Sample of French beige</ref> respectively. {{Clear}}

== In human culture == '''Military''' * Tan is the color of the United States Army Rangers beret as well as Canada's Canadian Special Operations Regiment and Joint Task Force 2.<ref>http://www.csor-rosc.forces.gc.ca/index-eng.asp. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702150821/http://www.csor-rosc.forces.gc.ca/index-eng.asp |date=2013-07-02 }}</ref>

'''Sunbathing''' * When a person sunbathes to make their skin darker, it is said that they are getting ''a tan''.

'''United States politics''' * The Barack Obama tan suit controversy was an incident when U.S. President Barack Obama wore a tan-colored suit at a press conference.

== See also == * Lists of colors * Buff, a similar color * Khaki, another similar color * Tawny (color)

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Shades of brown