Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Burnt Sienna

Burnt Sienna is a vibrant red color with HEX #E97451. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 233, 116, 81, HSL 14, 78%, 62%, warm temperature, and is useful for earth tone palettes, interior design, and material inspired branding.

#E97451 red warm vibrant
HEX #E97451
RGB rgb(233, 116, 81)
HSL hsl(14 78% 62%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 50, 65, 9)
Luminance 0.3041
Contrast Black 7.08:1White 2.97:1

CSS Utilities

--color-burnt-sienna: #E97451;
.bg-burnt-sienna { background-color: #E97451; }
.text-burnt-sienna { color: #E97451; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3041
Black text7.08:1AA Pass
White text2.97:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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}
WCAG
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}
Harmonies
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Variants
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}
Pairings
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}
Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Burnt Sienna Color

Burnt Sienna sits in the red family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character. Burnt Sienna is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include groundedness, warmth, and natural texture, which makes it relevant for architecture and home decor. In design work, Burnt Sienna is most useful for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Red color familyBrowse named red colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Burnt Sienna accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #E97451.Burnt Sienna CSS utilitiesUse Burnt Sienna in CSS variables and utility classes.#E97451 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Burnt Sienna paletteOpen the generated palette based on Burnt Sienna.Burnt Sienna harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Burnt Sienna against black and white text.

Black text7.08:1AA Pass
White text2.97:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text options#000000
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Terracotta#E2725B
Coral#FF7F50
Tomato#FF6347
Raw Sienna#D68A59
Coral Reef#FD7C6E

Color Harmonies

#53C6EA#53C6EA
#EA537B#EA537B
#EAC153#EAC153
#53EA76#53EA76
#7653EA#7653EA
Open full Burnt Sienna harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#F4B7A4#F4B7A4
#C84219#C84219
#FF6A3D#FF6A3D
#D48168#D48168
#F3D3C9#F3D3C9
#FF8A66#FF8A66

Pairings

Black#000000
#53C6EA#53C6EA
#EA537B#EA537B
#EAC153#EAC153
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5