Tan (color)

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Tan
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#D2B48C
B	(r, g, b)	(210, 180, 140)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(34°, 33%, 82%)
Source		BF2S Color Guide
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Tan is a brownish, tawny color. The name is derived from tannum, or crushed oak bark, that is used in the process for tanning leather. The resulting process often produces a hide with a 'tan' hue.

The first recorded use of tan as a color name in English was in the year 1590. ^[1]

Contents 1 Dark tan 2 Tan in human culture 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Dark tan

Dark Tan
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#918151
B	(r, g, b)	(145, 129, 81)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(45°, 44%, 57%)
Source		BF2S Color Guide
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color dark tan.

[edit] Tan in human culture

Astronomy

• The planet Mercury is tan.

Military

• Tan is the color of the United States Army Rangers beret.

Parapsychology

• People with tan auras are said to be cautious practical thinkers who pay attention to detail, are financially responsible and, it is claimed, may be found in professions such as engineers, architects, accountants, or computer programmers.^[2]

Shoes

• Tan is a popular color for loafers.

Sunbathing

• When a person sunbathes to make his or her skin darker, he or she is said to be getting a tan.

[edit] See also

• List of colors
• sun tanning

[edit] References

1. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205
2. ^ Oslie, Pamalie Life Colors: What the Colors in Your Aura Reveal Novato, California:2000--New World Library Tan Auras: Pages 65-103

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