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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. Displayed at right is the color dark tan. Astronomy Military Parapsychology Shoes Sunbathing
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