Sienna

#c9481d

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 15 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 #c9481d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c9481d

RGB201, 72, 29

HSL15, 75%, 45%

HSV15, 86%, 79%

CMYK0%, 64%, 86%, 21%

Lab48.44, 49.42, 50.24

XYZ26.63, 17.14, 3.07

Decimal13191197

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone173 C

Shades of sienna

#b8421a #a63c18 #953515 #832f13 #722910 #60230e #4f1c0b #3e1609 #2c1006 #1b0a04

Tints of sienna

#df5121 #e26338 #e6754f #e98766 #ec997d #f0ab94 #f3bdab #f6cfc2 #f9e1d8 #fdf3ef

Colors that go with sienna

Complementary#1d9ec9 Analogous#c91d48 Analogous#c99e1d Triadic#1dc948 Triadic#481dc9 Split complementary#1dc99e Split complementary#1d48c9

Sienna in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 64, 86, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c9481d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 64 86 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 63 83 27

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 #c9481d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c9481d; }
.text { color: #c9481d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9481d; }

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 #c9481d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c9481d 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 #c9481d 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 #c9481d 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 #c9481d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.