Color of the Day:

Dark Sienna#8A4117

Dark Sienna - 05/02/1928

Dark Sienna is the Color of the Day for 05/02/1928. Dark Sienna has a hex value of #8A4117. On the RGB scale it has values of Red: 138, Green: 65, and Blue: 23

Color Spaces of Dark Sienna

Hex8A4117#8A4117
RGB138 65 23rgb(138 65 23)
RGB %54 25 9rgb(54 25 9)
CIELAB36.92, 29.84, 38.9
CMY46, 75, 91
CMYK0, 53, 83, 46
HSL22, 71, 32hsl(22 71% 32%)
HSV22, 83, 54hsv(22 83% 54%)
HSI21, 69, 75
HWB22, 9, 46hwb(22 9% 46%)
LCH36.92, 49.03, 52.51
XYZ13.24, 9.5, 1.48

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All About Dark Sienna

Dark Sienna is a rich and warm reddish-brown color with a strong earthy tone. It derives its name from the natural pigment that was extracted from the earth of the Italian city of Siena, where it was first discovered. It is a versatile color that can be used in a variety of design applications, from interiors to fashion and graphics. The color is often associated with rustic or traditional themes, as it brings a sense of warmth and comfort to any space.

Dark Sienna is a popular choice for interior design because it creates a cozy and inviting atmosphere. It pairs well with natural materials such as wood and stone, and works especially well in rooms with plenty of natural light. When used in textiles, it adds depth and richness to upholstery and drapery. In fashion, it is often used in leather goods such as shoes, handbags, and jackets, as well as in accessories like hats and belts.

Overall, Dark Sienna is a versatile and elegant color that can bring warmth and depth to any design application. Its rich reddish-brown tones make it a popular choice for creating cozy and inviting spaces, while its strong earthy tones give it a sense of reliability and strength in branding and graphic design.

Dark Sienna in Graphic Design

In graphic design, Dark Sienna can be used to create a bold and powerful look. It is often used in logos and branding materials to convey a sense of reliability and strength. It also works well in editorial design, adding warmth and depth to magazines and books. When paired with other earthy colors such as moss green or mustard yellow, it can create a cohesive and harmonious color scheme.

Closest Common Color

Dark 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 Dark Sienna

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

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Tints of Dark Sienna

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

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Tones of Dark Sienna

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

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Monochromatic Colors of Dark 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 Dark Sienna.

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Complementary Color of Dark 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 Dark Sienna.

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Split Complementary Colors of Dark 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 Dark Sienna.

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Triadic Colors of Dark 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 Dark Sienna.

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Tetradic Colors of Dark 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 Dark Sienna.

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Analogous Colors of Dark 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 Dark Sienna.

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Variations of Dark 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 Dark Sienna has RGB values of R:138, G:65, and B:23. Using this information, we can create the following 5 variations using RBG, GRB, GBR, BRG, and GBR. Out of the 5 possible variations of Dark Sienna, 5 of them will be unique without counting our orignal color of Dark Sienna.

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Web Safe Color of Dark 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 Dark Sienna.

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CSS Code for Dark Sienna

Text Color
.text-class { color: #8A4117; }

This paragraph tag has text in the color #8A4117

Text Shadow Color
.txt-shdw-class { text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #8A4117; }

This text has a shadow in the color #8A4117

Border Color
.brdr-class { border: 5px solid #8A4117; }

This div tag has a border color of #8A4117

Background Color
.bg-class { background-color: #8A4117; }

This div tag has a background color of #8A4117

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Dark 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 Dark Sienna is readable according to the WCAG against both Black and White backgrounds.

Dark Sienna Contrast on Black Background

The color Dark Sienna has passed 0 out of 4 WCAG tests against a Black background. This means there is a 0% accessibility rating and therefore makes Dark Sienna a poor choice against a Black background.

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

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Dark Sienna Contrast on White Background

The color Dark Sienna has passed 4 out of 4 WCAG tests against a White background. This means there is a 100% accessibility rating and therefore makes Dark Sienna a perfect choice against a White background.

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

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