Burnt Sienna (EC9964) — 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 #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #EC9964

RGB rgb(236, 153, 100)

HSL hsl(23°, 78%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:35% Y:58% K:7%

Luminance 0.421

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.26:1

Aa — #EC9964

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 9.31:1

Aa — #EC9964

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EC9964 #65B8EC

Analogous

#EC6574 #EC9964 #ECDC65

Triadic

#EC9964 #65EC99 #9965EC

Split-comp.

#EC9964 #65ECDC #6574EC

Tetradic

#EC9964 #74EC65 #65B8EC #DC65EC

Monochromatic

#6F3815 #C56326 #E39B6D #EBB898 #F8E4D8

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