Sienna

#bc401b

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

Sienna lands in the red band, deep and strong. Deep reds like this carry heritage and premium packaging well. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Sienna color values

Every conversion for #bc401b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc401b

RGB188, 64, 27

HSL14, 75%, 42%

HSV14, 86%, 74%

CMYK0%, 66%, 86%, 26%

Lab44.85, 48.24, 47.15

XYZ22.77, 14.44, 2.62

Decimal12337179

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone180 C

Shades of sienna

#ac3b19 #9c3516 #8c3014 #7c2a12 #6b250f #5b1f0d #4b1a0b #3b1408 #2b0f06 #1b0904

Tints of sienna

#d4481e #e1572e #e46a46 #e87e5e #eb9176 #efa58e #f2b8a7 #f6ccbf #f9dfd7 #fdf2ef

Colors that go with sienna

Complementary#1b97bc Analogous#bc1b47 Analogous#bc901b Triadic#1bbc40 Triadic#401bbc Split complementary#1bbc91 Split complementary#1b46bc

Sienna in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 66, 86, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc401b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 66 86 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 65 83 32

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

Sienna in css

Copy #bc401b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc401b; }
.text { color: #bc401b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc401b; }

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 #bc401b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc401b 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 #bc401b 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 #bc401b 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 #bc401b 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.