Sienna

#bb452a

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

Sienna lands in the red band, mid and strong. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Sienna color values

Every conversion for #bb452a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb452a

RGB187, 69, 42

HSL11, 63%, 45%

HSV11, 78%, 73%

CMYK0%, 63%, 78%, 27%

Lab45.62, 46.16, 40.48

XYZ23.04, 14.99, 3.87

Decimal12272938

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone180 C

Shades of sienna

#ab3f26 #9b3923 #8a331f #7a2d1b #6a2718 #5a2114 #4a1b11 #39150d #290f09 #190906

Tints of sienna

#d04d2f #d55f45 #da725a #df846f #e49785 #e8a99a #edbbb0 #f2cec5 #f7e0db #fcf3f0

Colors that go with sienna

Complementary#2aa0bb Analogous#bb2a58 Analogous#bb8d2a Triadic#2abb45 Triadic#452abb Split complementary#2abb8e Split complementary#2a57bb

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, 63, 78, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb452a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 63 78 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 62 76 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Sienna in css

Copy #bb452a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb452a; }
.text { color: #bb452a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb452a; }

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 #bb452a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb452a 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 #bb452a 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 #bb452a 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 #bb452a 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.