Sienna#A0522D

Color Spaces of Sienna

HexA0522D#A0522D
RGB160 82 45rgb(160 82 45)
RGB %63 32 18rgb(63 32 18)
CIELAB44.28, 30.91, 36.35
CMY37, 68, 82
CMYK0, 49, 72, 37
HSL19, 56, 40hsl(19 56% 40%)
HSV19, 72, 63hsv(19 72% 63%)
HSI18, 53, 96
HWB19, 18, 37hwb(19 18% 37%)
LCH44.28, 47.72, 49.62
XYZ18.95, 14.03, 3.18

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All About Sienna

Sienna is a warm and rich reddish-brown color named after the Italian city of Siena. It is a popular color in fashion, interior design, and art. Sienna is often used to create a cozy and welcoming atmosphere in homes and can be paired with neutral tones, such as white or beige, to create a harmonious balance.

Sienna is a versatile color that can be used in various ways, from accent pieces such as throw pillows or curtains to bold statement walls. It can also be paired with other warm colors, such as rust or golden yellows, for a dramatic effect. In art, sienna was often used as a pigment for oil paintings, and was highly valued for its warm tones and ability to create depth and texture.

Sienna is not only a beautiful color, but it also has a rich history. The city of Siena, located in Tuscany, Italy, was known for its production of high-quality pigments during the Middle Ages. Sienna, along with other pigments such as ochre and umber, was mined from the surrounding hills and used by artists throughout Europe.

Today, sienna continues to be used in a variety of applications, from fashion and design to art and architecture. Its warm and earthy tones evoke a sense of comfort and relaxation, making it a popular choice for both commercial and residential spaces. Whether used as a bold accent or a subtle background, sienna is a color that adds depth and warmth to any setting.

Closest Common Color

Sienna is closest to the common color red. Red is one of the primary colors in well known RGB color model. Since red is the color of human blood it has been commonly related to things like danger, sacrifice, and courage. This color stands out greatly, as it is very vibrant and powerful. We commonly find this color associated with the heart, which is why it is prominent for the holiday of Valentine's Day. Some common things you can find in red are fire trucks, apples, roses and stop signs.

Shades of Sienna

A shade is a concept of darkening a color. Below you will find the shades of colors from Sienna all the way to Black evenly distributed.

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Tints of Sienna

A tint is a concept of lightening a color. Below you will find the tints of colors from Sienna all the way to White evenly distributed.

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Tones of Sienna

A tone is a concept of adding gray to a color. Below you will find the tones of colors from Sienna all the way to Gray evenly distributed.

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Monochromatic Colors of Sienna

A monochromatic color scheme is based on a single color and contains both shades and tints of that color. Below you will find a monochromatic color scheme based off of Sienna.

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Complementary Color of Sienna

Complementary colors are two colors that are the complete opposite of each other on the color wheel. Complementary colors are used by many including graphic designers, painters, and other artists. Knowing the complementary color for a given color is useful because using them together creates a visual contrast which can really make a design pop! Below you will find the complementary color of Sienna.

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Split Complementary Colors of Sienna

A Split Complementary color scheme is based on a single color and then finds the complementary color of the main color and uses that as a reference to find two colors to the left and right of that complementary color on the color wheel. A total of three colors make up a split complementary color scheme. A common example of a split complementary color scheme in an RGB Model is red, green-cyan, and blue-cyan. Below you will find a split complementary color scheme based off of Sienna.

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Triadic Colors of Sienna

A triadic color scheme is made up of three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with one color to as the baseline and the two other colors serve as accent colors. On the color wheel this can be envisioned as a triangle. Below you will find a triadic color scheme based off of Sienna.

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Tetradic Colors of Sienna

A tetradic color scheme is made up of four colors that form a rectangle on the color wheel. This color harmony is also known as a double complementary color scheme becuase it is made up of two complementary color pairs. Below you will find a tetradic color scheme based off of Sienna.

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Analogous Colors of Sienna

An analogous color scheme is made up of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with a single color as the baseline, a second color, and an accent color or a mixture of the first two colors as the third color. Below you will find an analogous color scheme based off of Sienna.

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Variations of Sienna

A variation of a color is the idea of swapping the values of Red, Blue, and Green with one another to create a new color. The color Sienna has RGB values of R:160, G:82, and B:45. Using this information, we can create the following 5 variations using RBG, GRB, GBR, BRG, and GBR. Out of the 5 possible variations of Sienna, 5 of them will be unique without counting our orignal color of Sienna.

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Web Safe Color of Sienna

A web safe color is a color that will not be dithered when shown on a web browser that only has 256-color support. Although this is not much of an issue in modern browsers today it is important to understand the history. A web safe color will always appear as intended across any device/browser. There are 216 colors that are considered web safe. Below you will find the closest web safe color to Sienna.

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CSS Code for Sienna

Text Color
.text-class { color: #A0522D; }

This paragraph tag has text in the color #A0522D

Text Shadow Color
.txt-shdw-class { text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #A0522D; }

This text has a shadow in the color #A0522D

Border Color
.brdr-class { border: 5px solid #A0522D; }

This div tag has a border color of #A0522D

Background Color
.bg-class { background-color: #A0522D; }

This div tag has a background color of #A0522D

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Sienna Accessibility

When it comes to accessibility it is important to consider the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 issued by W3C. The WCAG provides a set of standards to determine if two colors have an appropriate contrast ratio in order to be readable on a web. This is achieved by measuring luminance, also known as brightness, between the color of your text and the background color. The WCAG has several levels of conformance: (A - Lowest, AA - Mid Range, AAA - Highest). If you meet the requirements of a higher range of conformance then you automatically meet the lower levels. For Example, if you meet AAA then by default you also meet AA and A. The contrast ratios that need to be met also consider the size of the font. Below are the contrast ratios needed to be compliant.

  • Level AA (large text/18-point font): 3:1
  • Level AA: 4.5:1
  • Level AAA (large text/18-point font): 4.5:1
  • Level AAA: 7:1

In the following sections we take a look at conformance levels AA and AAA for both large sized text and normal sized text. We took care of all the calculations so you will be able to see right away whether or not a text color of Sienna is readable according to the WCAG against both Black and White backgrounds.

Sienna Contrast on Black Background

The color Sienna has passed 1 out of 4 WCAG tests against a Black background. This means there is a 25% accessibility rating and therefore makes Sienna a moderate choice against a Black background.

WCAG AALarge TextPass
WCAG AANormal TextFail
WCAG AAALarge TextFail
WCAG AAANormal TextFail

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Sienna Contrast on White Background

The color Sienna has passed 3 out of 4 WCAG tests against a White background. This means there is a 75% accessibility rating and therefore makes Sienna a good choice against a White background.

WCAG AALarge TextPass
WCAG AANormal TextPass
WCAG AAALarge TextPass
WCAG AAANormal TextFail

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