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Named color

Walnut

Walnut color #5C4033: RGB 92, 64, 51 and HSL 19°, 29%, 28%. Explore its warm orange profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#5C4033 orange warm earth-tone
HEX #5C4033
RGB rgb(92, 64, 51)
HSL hsl(19 29% 28%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 45, 64)
Luminance 0.0618
Contrast Black 2.24:1White 9.39:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-walnut: #5C4033;
.bg-walnut { background-color: #5C4033; }
.text-walnut { color: #5C4033; }
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Color meaning and use

About Walnut Color

Walnut uses HEX #5C4033, RGB 92, 64, 51, and HSL 19°, 29%, 28%. The dataset classifies it in the orange family with warm temperature and earth tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.0618; black contrast is 2.24:1 and white contrast is 9.39:1, making white the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Walnut against black and white text.

Black text2.24:1AA Fail
White text9.39:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Walnut Color Reference Infographic

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Walnut color reference infographic showing #5C4033, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Walnut color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#334F5C#334F5C#5C333A#5C333A#5C5533#5C5533#335C40#335C40#40335C#40335C
Open full Walnut harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#976953#976953#211712#211712#6C3A23#6C3A23#4C4642#4C4642#988176#988176#B83A00#B83A00

Pairings

White#FFFFFF#334F5C#334F5C#5C333A#5C333A#5C5533#5C5533Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0618
Black text2.24:1AA Fail
White text9.39:1AA 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
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#5C4033",
  "rgb": [
    92,
    64,
    51
  ],
  "hsl": [
    19,
    29,
    28
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    30,
    45,
    64
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0618,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.24,
    "white": 9.39
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#334F5C",
  "analogous": [
    "#5C333A",
    "#5C5533"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#335C40",
    "#40335C"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#3A5C33",
    "#334F5C",
    "#55335C"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#335C55",
    "#333A5C"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#976953",
    "#5C4033",
    "#211712"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#976953",
  "dark": "#211712",
  "saturated": "#6C3A23",
  "desaturated": "#4C4642",
  "pastel": "#988176",
  "neon": "#B83A00"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#334F5C",
    "#5C333A",
    "#5C5533"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#4C4642",
    "#976953"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#976953",
    "#4C4642"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "bark",
    "taupe",
    "loam",
    "pine-bark",
    "coffee"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "walnut"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "bark-vs-walnut",
    "walnut-vs-taupe"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/walnut",
    "/wcag/walnut",
    "/css/colors/walnut",
    "/hex/5c4033",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/walnut"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/bark",
      "/colors/taupe",
      "/colors/loam",
      "/colors/pine-bark",
      "/colors/coffee",
      "/compare/bark-vs-walnut",
      "/compare/walnut-vs-taupe",
      "/harmonies/walnut",
      "/wcag/walnut",
      "/css/colors/walnut",
      "/hex/5c4033",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "walnut",
  "name": "Walnut",
  "hex": "#5C4033",
  "uses": [
    "backgrounds",
    "typography",
    "product surfaces"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "restraint",
      "clarity",
      "balance"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "interfaces",
      "architecture",
      "editorial design",
      "packaging"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "high-energy accent-only palettes"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "orange",
    "warm",
    "earth-tone",
    "backgrounds",
    "typography",
    "product-surfaces",
    "restraint",
    "clarity",
    "balance"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    92,
    64,
    51
  ],
  "hsl": [
    19,
    29,
    28
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    30,
    45,
    64
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0618,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.24,
    "white": 9.39
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#334F5C",
    "analogous": [
      "#5C333A",
      "#5C5533"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#335C40",
      "#40335C"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#3A5C33",
      "#334F5C",
      "#55335C"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#335C55",
      "#333A5C"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#976953",
      "#5C4033",
      "#211712"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#976953",
    "dark": "#211712",
    "saturated": "#6C3A23",
    "desaturated": "#4C4642",
    "pastel": "#988176",
    "neon": "#B83A00"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-walnut: #5C4033;",
    "utility": ".bg-walnut { background-color: #5C4033; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-walnut { color: #5C4033; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "bark",
    "taupe",
    "loam",
    "pine-bark",
    "coffee"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "walnut"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "bark-vs-walnut",
    "walnut-vs-taupe"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/walnut",
    "/wcag/walnut",
    "/css/colors/walnut",
    "/hex/5c4033",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/walnut"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/bark",
      "/colors/taupe",
      "/colors/loam",
      "/colors/pine-bark",
      "/colors/coffee",
      "/compare/bark-vs-walnut",
      "/compare/walnut-vs-taupe",
      "/harmonies/walnut",
      "/wcag/walnut",
      "/css/colors/walnut",
      "/hex/5c4033",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#334F5C",
      "#5C333A",
      "#5C5533"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#4C4642",
      "#976953"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#976953",
      "#4C4642"
    ]
  }
}
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