Earthy combinationsClay and cloth
BurntSienna and Linen Color Combination
A deep orange-brown against an off-white cloth tone: the lightness gap creates hierarchy while both colors stay warm.
Hex codes #E97451 and #FAF0E6 — a clay and cloth pair with a 2.64:1 contrast ratio between the two colors.
Values for this combination
- RGB
- rgb(233, 116, 81)
- HSL
- hsl(14, 78%, 62%)
- Hex
- #E97451
- RGB
- rgb(250, 240, 230)
- HSL
- hsl(30, 67%, 94%)
- Hex
- #FAF0E6
Contrast between BurntSienna and Linen
Contrast ratio 2.64:1. This only decides whether one color of the pair can carry text on the other — the colors themselves always work side by side.
Linen text on a BurntSienna surface, at 2.64:1.
BurntSienna text on a Linen surface, at 2.64:1.
Where this pair works
- Artisan crafts
- Food packaging
- Book design
Give BurntSienna (#E97451) roughly 60% of the surface, Linen (#FAF0E6) about 30%, and leave the last 10% for the neutral below. That split is what keeps a two-color combination from turning into a fight.
A five-color set from this pair
BurntSienna and Linen as a working palette: a pale tint of the lighter color for backgrounds, both colors as they are, a deep shade of the darker color for text and a neutral for everything in between.
- Pale tint#f4ede7backgrounds and large surfaces · closest to Isabelline
- Primary#E97451the dominant color · closest to BurntSienna
- Secondary#FAF0E6the accent color · closest to Linen
- Deep shade#471505text, borders and icons · closest to DarkSienna
- Neutral#f6f5f4dividers and quiet surfaces · closest to WhiteSmoke
Explore BurntSienna and Linen on their own
BurntSienna
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Frequently asked questions
Yes — this pair is used for artisan crafts, food packaging, book design. The two colors measure 2.64:1 against each other, which means the two should sit side by side as surfaces rather than as text and background.
Good to know
- Every value on this page is calculated from #E97451 and #FAF0E6 — nothing is hardcoded.
- Build a longer palette out of BurntSienna or Linen in the palette generator, or test your own text pair in the contrast checker.
Put this combination to work
Turn BurntSienna and Linen into a full palette, a gradient or a set of shades — or check the pair against WCAG.
