Tan (color)


Tan is a pale tone of brown. The name is derived from tannum 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.

Variations of tan

Sandy tan

Displayed at right is the color Sandy tan.
This color was formulated by Crayola in 2000 as a Crayola marker color.

Tan (Crayola)

Displayed at right is the orangish tone of tan called tan since 1958 in Crayola crayons and 1990 in Crayola markers.

Windsor tan

Displayed at right is the color Windsor tan.
The first recorded use of Windsor tan as a color name in English was in 1925.

Tuscan tan

Displayed at right is the color Tuscan tan.
The first recorded use of Tuscan tan as a color name in English was in 1926.

Tan in human culture

Military
Sunbathing