Raw Sienna Color
Raw Sienna is a brown color with hex code #9A6200. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with raw sienna, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Raw Sienna Color Values
What Does Raw Sienna Mean?
Raw 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. Being on the dark side, Raw Sienna adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Raw Sienna is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: strong yellowish brown, #996515).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Raw Sienna
Raw Sienna and #003899 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 — #991400 and #859900, which sit beside raw sienna on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair raw sienna with triadic partners #009961 and #610099. 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
CSS Examples
.text { color: #9A6200; }
.background { background-color: #9A6200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9A6200; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #9A620040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for raw sienna?
Raw Sienna has the hex code #9A6200. In RGB notation it is rgb(154, 98, 0), in HSL it is hsl(38, 100%, 30%), and its OKLCH value is 0.544, 0.117, 70.8.
What does the color raw sienna mean?
Brown-family colors like raw sienna carry distinct psychological associations. Raw 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. Being on the dark side, Raw Sienna adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with raw sienna?
Raw Sienna has three easy routes: its complement #003899 for punch, its neighbors #991400 and #859900 for something calmer, or triadic partners #009961 and #610099 when you want energy.
Is raw sienna a standard web color?
No — Raw Sienna is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #9A6200 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make raw sienna lighter or darker?
To lighten raw 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 #FFE9C2 (lightest tint) to #1A1000 (darkest shade).
About Raw Sienna
Raw Sienna is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #9A6200 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.