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Color:
Raw Sienna


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Colors with the same hue:
Cypress
Walnut
Russet
Caramel
Umber
Bamboo
Earth
Heat Wave
Beaver
Antique brass
Faded Orange
Pale silver
Similar colors:
Whiskey
Pale copper
Faded Orange
Peru
Cantaloupe
Copper
Sandy brown
Middle red
Char
Sandalwood
Dull Orange
Light Orange
Metallic bronze
Antique brass
Fawn
Dark salmon
Bronze
Maple
Buckskin
Pecan
Earth
Dingy Orange
Rajah
Clay
Tumbleweed
Macaroni and Cheese
Light brown
Butternut
Burnt sienna
Toffee
Words evoked by this color:
pecan,  suede,  cougar,  chukka,  lasso,  breeches,  stetson,  tanner,  antelope,  kauri,  freckle,  rawhide,  tanned,  corgi,  basset,  shepherd,  terrier,  terracotta,  cotta,  mexicana,  latina,  potter,  adobe,  potting,  olla,  pot,  potted,  pondicherry,  pueblo,  cantina,  hacienda,  barrio,  regionalism,  milano,  cretan,  tuscany,  pietro,  bistro,  marseille,  trivet,  pompeii,  etruria,  africana,  refectory,  decolonization,  artisanal,  artisan,  hittite,  hellenistic,  agora
Literary analysis:
Literary references to raw sienna frequently evoke a sense of warm, earthy richness that connects art with nature. Often mentioned alongside other earth tones like burnt sienna and ochre, raw sienna is used to describe everything from carefully mixed pigments in a painter’s palette to the enduring color of weathered materials. For example, an author vividly recalls “twin towers of raw sienna tone,” suggesting both architectural grace and the passage of time [1]. In another instance, the delicate patterns on eggs are highlighted with “spots and streaks of raw sienna,” inviting readers to visualize natural beauty in minute detail [2]. Even the description of centuries-sunned walls—turned to hues reminiscent of “raw sienna or of bloodstone”—underscores its role as a marker of aging and transformation [3]. Through such imagery, raw sienna becomes a versatile symbol in literature, representing both the immediacy of artistic creation and the deeper, time-worn qualities of the natural world.
  1. You remember that I have pointed out the place to you; I can just see it from the terrace with its twin towers of raw sienna tone.
    — from From a Terrace in Prague by B. Granville (Bernard Granville) Baker
  2. This bird lays four or five eggs of a pale blue colour, spotted and streaked with raw sienna, brown, or purple.
    — from Birds' Nests, Eggs and Egg-Collecting by Richard Kearton
  3. The walls are of a reddish hue, burnt by centuries of sun into the colour of raw sienna or of bloodstone.
    — from Egypt (La Mort de Philae) by Pierre Loti

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