Sienna

#bb481e

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 16 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Sienna color values

Every conversion for #bb481e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb481e

RGB187, 72, 30

HSL16, 72%, 43%

HSV16, 84%, 73%

CMYK0%, 61%, 84%, 27%

Lab46.03, 44.4, 46.78

XYZ23.05, 15.29, 2.97

Decimal12273694

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone173 C

Shades of sienna

#ab421b #9b3c19 #8b3516 #7b2f14 #6b2911 #5b230f #4b1d0c #3a1709 #2a1007 #1a0a04

Tints of sienna

#d35122 #de6032 #e2724a #e68561 #ea9779 #edaa91 #f1bca8 #f5cec0 #f9e1d8 #fdf3f0

Colors that go with sienna

Complementary#1e91bb Analogous#bb1e43 Analogous#bb961e Triadic#1ebb48 Triadic#481ebb Split complementary#1ebb96 Split complementary#1e43bb

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, 61, 84, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb481e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 61 84 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 60 81 33

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #bb481e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb481e; }
.text { color: #bb481e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb481e; }

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 #bb481e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb481e 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 #bb481e 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 #bb481e 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

Every value on this page for #bb481e is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.