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raw sienna

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

raw sienna
     n 1: a medium to dark tan color [syn: {yellowish brown}, {buff},
          {caramel}, {caramel brown}]
     2: a yellowish-brown pigment made from untreated sienna
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