burnt sienna

1. A reddish-brown pigment prepared by calcining raw sienna.
2. A dark reddish orange.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a shade of brown with a tinge of red
  Synonyms: reddish brown, sepia, Venetian red

Meaning #2: a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna

Burnt Sienna
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#E97451
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(233, 116, 81)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(14°, 65%, 91%)
Source		Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Burnt sienna

Burnt sienna is an iron oxide pigment: a warm mid brown color. Chemically, burnt sienna is formed by burning raw sienna (Terra di Sienna).

See also

• List of colors

v • d • e Shades of brown
Auburn	Beige	Bistre	Bole	Bronze	Brown	Buff	Raw umber	Burnt sienna	Burnt umber
Chocolate	Copper	Cordovan	Desert sand	Ecru	Fallow	Khaki	Liver	Mahogany	Ochre
Wheat	Russet	Rust	Sandy brown	Seal brown	Sepia	Sienna	Tan	Taupe
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