Tannin

Leather-bound brown, like the smell of old books and tea.

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Tannin is a muted brown.

It can be described as muted, dull, matte and soft.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Tannin

Tannins are a class of astringent, polyphenolic biomolecules that bind to and precipitate proteins and various other organic compounds including amino acids and alkaloids. The term tannin is widely applied to any large polyphenolic compound containing sufficient hydroxyls and other suitable groups to form strong compounds with various macromolecules.

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