Burnt Sienna (E56B2E) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Burnt Sienna"

Orange · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Burnt Sienna pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #E56B2E

RGB rgb(229, 107, 46)

HSL hsl(20°, 78%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:53% Y:80% K:10%

Luminance 0.2753

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.24:1

Aa — #E56B2E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.47:1

Aa — #E56B2E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E56B2E #2EA8E5

Analogous

#E52E4D #E56B2E #E5C72E

Triadic

#E56B2E #2EE56B #6B2EE5

Split-comp.

#E56B2E #2EE5C7 #2E4DE5

Tetradic

#E56B2E #4DE52E #2EA8E5 #C72EE5

Monochromatic

#3C1C0B #92431C #D96F3A #E28E65 #EEBDA5

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