What is "burnt sienna"

Sienna \Si*en"na\, n. [It. terra di Siena, fr. Siena in Italy.] (Chem.) Clay that is colored red or brown by the oxides of iron or manganese, and used as a pigment. It is used either in the raw state or burnt.

Burnt sienna, sienna made of a much redder color by the action of fire.

Raw sienna, sienna in its natural state, of a transparent yellowish brown color.

a. Of a dark reddish brown colour, like that of roasted sienna. n. dark reddish brown colour, like that of roasted sienna.

1. n. a shade of brown with a tinge of red [syn: reddish brown, sepia, Venetian red]

2. a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna

Burnt Sienna is the second studio album by Azalia Snail, released in 1992 by Funky Mushroom.

"Burnt Sienna" is a song from New Zealand singer Margaret Urlich. The song was released in July 1993 as the fourth and final single from her second studio album, Chameleon Dreams. The song peaked at number 33 on the Australian singles chart.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994. Urlich was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Female Artist for "Burnt Sienna", but lost to "Friday's Child" by Wendy Matthews.