noun, verb, -tanned, -tan⋅ning.| 1. | a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan. |
| 2. | Also called mayfair tan, merida. a light to medium yellow-brown. |
| 3. | Also called pastel orange. a medium orange color. |
| 4. | tan 1 (defs. 2, 4). |