Sienna

#cb481c

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

Sienna sits in the orange range, mid and strong. 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 #cb481c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb481c

RGB203, 72, 28

HSL15, 76%, 45%

HSV15, 86%, 80%

CMYK0%, 65%, 86%, 20%

Lab48.78, 50.09, 51.09

XYZ27.16, 17.42, 3.03

Decimal13322268

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone173 C

Shades of sienna

#b9421a #a83c17 #963515 #852f12 #732910 #61230d #501c0b #3e1609 #2d1006 #1b0a04

Tints of sienna

#e05121 #e46338 #e7754f #ea8766 #ed997d #f0ab94 #f3bdaa #f7cfc1 #fae1d8 #fdf3ef

Colors that go with sienna

Complementary#1c9fcb Analogous#cb1c47 Analogous#cba01c Triadic#1ccb48 Triadic#481ccb Split complementary#1ccba0 Split complementary#1c47cb

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, 65, 86, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb481c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 65 86 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 64 83 26

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 #cb481c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb481c; }
.text { color: #cb481c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb481c; }

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 #cb481c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb481c 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 #cb481c 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 #cb481c 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

The figures for #cb481c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.