raw sienna

noun

1

: sienna that has not been calcined compare burnt sienna sense 1

2

: a brownish orange to light brown that is yellower than sorrel or tawny and yellower and darker than caramel

called also Italian earth, Italian ocher, Mexican red, terra sienna

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