Burnt Sienna Color
Burnt Sienna is a brown color with hex code #B04E0F. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with burnt sienna, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Burnt Sienna Color Values
What Does Burnt Sienna Mean?
Burnt Sienna belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Burnt Sienna sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Burnt Sienna is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: deep orange, #BE6516). It is also known as Skrag Brown.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Burnt Sienna
Burnt Sienna and #0F71AE are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #AE0F22 and #AE9B0F, which sit beside burnt sienna on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair burnt sienna with triadic partners #0FAE4C and #4C0FAE. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Fiery Orange —
#B35213(Delta E 1) - Vesuvius —
#B14A0B(Delta E 3) - Cinnamon —
#AC4F06(Delta E 3) - Fire —
#AA4203(Delta E 5) - Burnt Siena —
#B75203(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #B04E0F; }
.background { background-color: #B04E0F; }
.border { border: 2px solid #B04E0F; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #B04E0F40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for burnt sienna?
Burnt Sienna has the hex code #B04E0F. In RGB notation it is rgb(176, 78, 15), in HSL it is hsl(23, 84%, 37%), and its OKLCH value is 0.542, 0.144, 46.6.
What does the color burnt sienna mean?
Brown-family colors like burnt sienna carry distinct psychological associations. Burnt Sienna belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Burnt Sienna sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with burnt sienna?
Burnt Sienna has three easy routes: its complement #0F71AE for punch, its neighbors #AE0F22 and #AE9B0F for something calmer, or triadic partners #0FAE4C and #4C0FAE when you want energy.
Is burnt sienna a standard web color?
No — Burnt Sienna is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #B04E0F or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make burnt sienna lighter or darker?
To lighten burnt sienna, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FBE1D0 (lightest tint) to #1C0C02 (darkest shade).
About Burnt Sienna
Burnt Sienna is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has alternative names including Skrag Brown. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #B04E0F to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.