Sienna

#a36c4e

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

Sienna is a mid orange with grounded warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. 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 #a36c4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a36c4e

RGB163, 108, 78

HSL21, 35%, 47%

HSV21, 52%, 64%

CMYK0%, 34%, 52%, 36%

Lab50.76, 18.5, 25.67

XYZ21.84, 19.06, 9.74

Decimal10710094

Web safe#996666

Pantone4715 C

Shades of sienna

#956347 #875940 #78503a #6a4633 #5c3d2c #4e3325 #3f2a1e #312118 #231711 #150e0a

Tints of sienna

#b0785a #b8866b #c0947c #c8a28d #d1b09e #d9beaf #e1ccc0 #e9d9d1 #f1e7e2 #f9f5f3

Colors that go with sienna

Complementary#4e85a3 Analogous#a34e5b Analogous#a3974e Triadic#4ea36c Triadic#6c4ea3 Split complementary#4ea397 Split complementary#4e5aa3

Sienna in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 34, 52, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a36c4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 34 52 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 35 52 42

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Sienna in css

Copy #a36c4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a36c4e; }
.text { color: #a36c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a36c4e; }

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 #a36c4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a36c4e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Sienna on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a36c4e 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn sienna into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a36c4e 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

Here is how the numbers for #a36c4e are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.