Sienna

#bb5b2e

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 19 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 #bb5b2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb5b2e

RGB187, 91, 46

HSL19, 61%, 46%

HSV19, 75%, 73%

CMYK0%, 51%, 75%, 27%

Lab49.79, 35.61, 42.77

XYZ24.73, 18.24, 4.8

Decimal12278574

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone471 C

Shades of sienna

#ab532a #9b4b26 #8a4322 #7a3b1e #6a331a #5a2c16 #492412 #391c0e #29140a #190c06

Tints of sienna

#cd6635 #d3764a #d8865f #dd9574 #e2a589 #e7b59d #ecc5b2 #f1d5c7 #f6e4dc #fbf4f1

Colors that go with sienna

Complementary#2e8ebb Analogous#bb2e47 Analogous#bba22e Triadic#2ebb5b Triadic#5b2ebb Split complementary#2ebba2 Split complementary#2e47bb

Sienna in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 51, 75, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb5b2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 51 75 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 51 73 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 #bb5b2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb5b2e; }
.text { color: #bb5b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb5b2e; }

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 #bb5b2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb5b2e 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 #bb5b2e 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 #bb5b2e 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 #bb5b2e is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.