sienna

Reddish-brown pigment

Sienna is an earthy pigment ranging from yellowish-brown in its natural state (raw sienna) to reddish-brown when heated (burnt sienna).

The color appears frequently in art supplies and interior design: The artist mixed burnt sienna with white for the skin tones.

As a color term, sienna describes this warm brownish-orange hue. (Capitalized Sienna is the Italian city or a given name.)

color

umber

Natural earth pigment

sepia · chestnut · terracotta · amber · auburn · tawny · mahogany · caramel · hazel · copper

pigment

umber

Natural earth pigment

cinnabar · carmine · ultramarine · indigo · lampblack · cochineal · henna · saffron · alizarin · woad

earth

clay

Moldable earth for ceramics

sediment · mineral · ochre · deposit · natural · quarry · geology · ferrous · oxidized · earthen

warm

autumn

Post-summer cooling period

  • harvestGathering mature crops
  • cozyWarm and snug
  • amberHardened ancient tree secretion

cinnamon · maple · pumpkin · nutmeg · hearth · candlelight · firelight · rustic · fall · toasty

Categories
Opposites
color temperature

siennacerulean

Bright sky tone

cobalt blue · azure · ultramarine · teal · cyan

pigment origin

siennasynthetic dye

Man-made coloring compound

cadmium yellow · neon color · neon

color saturation/character

siennaneon pink

Vivid glowing magenta

electric blue · white · black · fluorescent green · hot pink

Phrases
Family

raw sienna, Siena, siennas, burnt sienna

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G