Sienna Color
Sienna is a brown color with hex code #A0522D. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with sienna, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Sienna Color Values
What Does Sienna Mean?
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. 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, Sienna is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: dark reddish orange, #9E4732). It is also known as Texas Ranger Brown.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Sienna
Sienna and #2D7B9F 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 — #9F2D42 and #9F8A2D, which sit beside sienna on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair sienna with triadic partners #2D9F51 and #512D9F. 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
- Paarl —
#A65529(Delta E 4) - Sepia —
#A9593A(Delta E 5) - Cumin —
#924321(Delta E 6) - Rope —
#8E4D1E(Delta E 7) - SaddleBrown —
#8B4513(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #A0522D; }
.background { background-color: #A0522D; }
.border { border: 2px solid #A0522D; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #A0522D40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for sienna?
Sienna has the hex code #A0522D. In RGB notation it is rgb(160, 82, 45), in HSL it is hsl(19, 56%, 40%), and its OKLCH value is 0.526, 0.115, 44.6.
What does the color sienna mean?
Brown-family colors like sienna carry distinct psychological associations. 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. Sienna sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with sienna?
Sienna has three easy routes: its complement #2D7B9F for punch, its neighbors #9F2D42 and #9F8A2D for something calmer, or triadic partners #2D9F51 and #512D9F when you want energy.
Is sienna a standard web color?
Yes — Sienna is part of the CSS named colors specification, so you can use it directly in CSS as #A0522D or with the keyword form where supported.
How do I make sienna lighter or darker?
To lighten 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 #F4E0D7 (lightest tint) to #1C0E08 (darkest shade).
About Sienna
Sienna is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has alternative names including Texas Ranger Brown. The color is recognized by CSS3, X11, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #A0522D to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.