Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Bark

Bark is an earth tone orange color with HEX #5B3A29. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 91, 58, 41, HSL 20, 38%, 26%, warm temperature, and is useful for earth tone palettes, interior design, and material inspired branding.

#5B3A29 orange warm earth-tone
HEX #5B3A29
RGB rgb(91, 58, 41)
HSL hsl(20 38% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 36, 55, 64)
Luminance 0.0541
Contrast Black 2.08:1White 10.09:1

CSS Utilities

--color-bark: #5B3A29;
.bg-bark { background-color: #5B3A29; }
.text-bark { color: #5B3A29; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0541
Black text2.08:1AA Fail
White text10.09:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#5B3A29",
  "rgb": [
    91,
    58,
    41
  ],
  "hsl": [
    20,
    38,
    26
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    36,
    55,
    64
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0541,
  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#294B5B",
  "analogous": [
    "#5B2932",
    "#5B5329"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#295B3A",
    "#3A295B"
  ],
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    "#325B29",
    "#294B5B",
    "#53295B"
  ],
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    "#295B53",
    "#29325B"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#9B6246",
    "#5B3A29",
    "#1C120D"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#9B6246",
  "dark": "#1C120D",
  "saturated": "#6A351B",
  "desaturated": "#4D3F38",
  "pastel": "#9F7865",
  "neon": "#AD3A00"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#294B5B",
    "#5B2932",
    "#5B5329"
  ],
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    "#9B6246"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
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    "#9B6246",
    "#4D3F38"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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    "pine-bark",
    "espresso",
    "taupe",
    "garnet"
  ],
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  ],
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    "bark-vs-walnut",
    "sepia-vs-bark"
  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
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  ],
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    ],
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      "/harmonies/bark",
      "/wcag/bark",
      "/css/colors/bark",
      "/hex/5b3a29"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Bark",
  "hex": "#5B3A29",
  "uses": [
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    "interior design",
    "material-inspired branding"
  ],
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      "groundedness",
      "warmth",
      "natural texture"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "architecture",
      "home decor",
      "outdoor products",
      "editorial layouts"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "high-saturation futuristic interfaces"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
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    "interior-design",
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    "natural-texture"
  ],
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    58,
    41
  ],
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  ],
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  },
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      "#5B2932",
      "#5B5329"
    ],
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    "neon": "#AD3A00"
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      "#FFFFFF",
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    ]
  },
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    ],
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      "#9B6246"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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      "#FFFFFF"
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      "#9B6246",
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  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Bark Color

Bark sits in the orange family with warm temperature and earth tone visual character. Bark is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include groundedness, warmth, and natural texture, which makes it relevant for architecture and home decor. In design work, Bark is most useful for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Bark accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #5B3A29.Bark CSS utilitiesUse Bark in CSS variables and utility classes.#5B3A29 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Bark paletteOpen the generated palette based on Bark.Bark harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Bark against black and white text.

Black text2.08:1AA Fail
White text10.09:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Walnut#5C4033
Pine Bark#4A3728
Espresso#4B3621
Taupe#483C32
Garnet#733635

Color Harmonies

#294B5B#294B5B
#5B2932#5B2932
#5B5329#5B5329
#295B3A#295B3A
#3A295B#3A295B
Open full Bark harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#9B6246#9B6246
#1C120D#1C120D
#6A351B#6A351B
#4D3F38#4D3F38
#9F7865#9F7865
#AD3A00#AD3A00

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#294B5B#294B5B
#5B2932#5B2932
#5B5329#5B5329
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5