Sienna

#b9532c

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for sienna, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Sienna, a strong orange at 17 degrees. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Sienna color values

Every conversion for #b9532c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b9532c

RGB185, 83, 44

HSL17, 62%, 45%

HSV17, 76%, 73%

CMYK0%, 55%, 76%, 27%

Lab47.86, 38.82, 41.67

XYZ23.56, 16.68, 4.36

Decimal12145452

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone173 C

Shades of sienna

#a94c28 #994524 #893d21 #79361d #692f19 #592815 #492111 #39190e #29120a #190b06

Tints of sienna

#ce5d31 #d36d47 #d87e5c #dd8f71 #e2a086 #e7b19c #ecc1b1 #f1d2c6 #f7e3db #fcf4f1

Colors that go with sienna

Complementary#2c92b9 Analogous#b92c4c Analogous#b9992c Triadic#2cb953 Triadic#532cb9 Split complementary#2cb99a Split complementary#2c4bb9

Sienna in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 55, 76, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b9532c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 55 76 27

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 55 74 33

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Sienna in css

Copy #b9532c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b9532c; }
.text { color: #b9532c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9532c; }

How sienna looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Sienna and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b9532c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b9532c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Sienna on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b9532c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around sienna? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn sienna into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b9532c and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from sienna, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #b9532c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.