The color tan is a color carmelito dark (or coffee dark).
Its name comes from the tobacco called habano or pure, hence it is also known as tobacco color or in English “tobacco brown” . The Havana color is called in this way since its tonality is close to that of the cigars of the Cuban capital. Light tan can be similar to beige .
features
- The Havana color originates from chestnut , but it is nonspecific, meaning that it is no longer faithful to its original reference.
- The shades of dark brown are browns in which a large part of its luminosity has been eliminated and with some honorable exceptions they are not very attractive colors.
- Due to its proximity to the earth, something generally dirty and the color of the excrement, two negative concepts.
- The color brown has been little used in flags, the most representative case in the part of Denmark called Danish Jutland where it represents the heaths of the region. In the municipalities of Colombia, where it represents local coffee production .
Uses and objects
- The Havana color is found in clothes such as: pants, jackets, coats, shirts, blouses, bags, wallets etc.
- The tan color is used in paintings, tables, desks, cabinets.