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Tan is a pale, tawny 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. It is a crayon color. Displayed at right is the color windsor tan. The first recorded use of windsor tan as a color name in English was in 1925. Displayed at right is the color Tuscan tan. The first recorded use of Tuscan tan as a color name in English was in 1926. Military Parapsychology Shoes Sunbathing