tanness

tan +‎ -ness

IPA^(key): /ˈtæn.nɨs/

tanness (uncountable)

1. The quality or state of being tan.

   not so much brownness as tanness

   • 2015, Gillen, M. M., and Bernstein, M. J., “Does tanness mean goodness? Perceptions of tan skin in hiring decisions”, in North American Journal of Psychology‎, volume 17, number 1, pages 1–16:

     Does tanness mean goodness? Perceptions of tan skin in hiring decisions [article title].

2. The depth (hue or saturation) of tan that is present.

   The tanness of these Pantone values is debatable.

   1. The degree to which someone is tanned (from suntanning or from a tanning bed).
      • 1938, Edward Reich, Selling to the Consumer, page 111:

        Dull skin absorbs color. […] Bright blue, or cold colors, increase the tanness. Warm colors reduce the tanness.

• coloration

• blackness
• brownness
• tannishness

• tannish