Tan (color)
The tan, the color of the tanner, is a bright red-brown usually, but can also be a golden or mahogany color.
Nature
It resembles the color lohgaren leather and is made from the bark of alder, oak and other trees. The dye was used to dye some of coarse linen cloth. Jeremias Friedrich Gülich writes in 1786 that they had to use alum Loth, Loth 2 Zihnsolution and galls tincture to produce these color 16 Loth good Grapp, 4. This rich for 1 pound of silk.
Pet Colors
This color is often referred to in breeding standards for the coat colors of pet breeds like the Saluki dog breeds, dog Otter and Basset and various domestic rabbit breeds such Lohkaninchen. Most then the color will be referred to briefly as loh, disseminated is also the English name tan. The corresponding adjective is called tan. The lighter tan is called Isabel.
Hovawart black marks (the term loh is uncommon for the breed )