Nearest-color comparison

Bark vs Walnut

Bark #5B3A29 vs Walnut #5C4033: RGB distance 11.7 and contrast 1.07:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.

Bark and Walnut are very close, with an RGB distance of 11.7. Walnut is lighter by 0.0077, and Bark is more saturated by 9 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.07:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Bark#5B3A29

Walnut#5C4033

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Bark and Walnut across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance11.7

Pair contrast1.07:1

Luminance delta0.0077

Hue delta1 deg

Lighter colorWalnut

More saturatedBark

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Bark

Bark is #5B3A29, a warm orange with hue 20°, saturation 38% and luminance 0.0541. Beside Walnut, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 10.09:1.

HEX#5B3A29 RGB91, 58, 41 HSL20, 38, 26 CMYK0, 36, 55, 64 Luminance0.0541 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Walnut

Walnut is #5C4033, a warm orange with hue 19°, saturation 29% and luminance 0.0618. Beside Bark, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 9.39:1.

HEX#5C4033 RGB92, 64, 51 HSL19, 29, 28 CMYK0, 30, 45, 64 Luminance0.0618 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Bark or Walnut

Choose BarkChoose Bark when the design calls for earth tone orange color at #5B3A29, with warm temperature and 26% HSL lightness.

Choose WalnutChoose Walnut when #5C4033, its earth tone orange character, or its 28% HSL lightness is the closer match.

Use togetherTreat them as tonal alternatives or adjacent palette steps, not as text and background. Their contrast is only 1.07:1. They share earth tone tone characteristics.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyBarkWalnut

HEX#5B3A29#5C4033

RGB91, 58, 4192, 64, 51

HSL20, 38, 2619, 29, 28

CMYK0, 36, 55, 640, 30, 45, 64

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneEarth ToneEarth Tone

Luminance0.05410.0618

Black contrast2.08:12.24:1

White contrast10.09:19.39:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Barkwhite text - 10.09:1

Walnutwhite text - 9.39:1

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Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Bark#5B3A29

Walnut#5C4033

#9B6246#9B6246

#976953#976953

#294B5B#294B5B

#334F5C#334F5C

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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  {
    "slug": "bark",
    "name": "Bark",
    "hex": "#5B3A29",
    "rgb": [
      91,
      58,
      41
    ],
    "hsl": [
      20,
      38,
      26
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      36,
      55,
      64
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0541,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.08,
      "white": 10.09
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 10.09
    },
    "description": "Bark is #5B3A29, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Walnut, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/bark/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "walnut",
    "name": "Walnut",
    "hex": "#5C4033",
    "rgb": [
      92,
      64,
      51
    ],
    "hsl": [
      19,
      29,
      28
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      30,
      45,
      64
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0618,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.24,
      "white": 9.39
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 9.39
    },
    "description": "Walnut is #5C4033, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Bark, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/walnut/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/walnut.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 11.7,
  "contrastRatio": 1.07,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 1,
    "saturation": 9,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0077,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Walnut",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Bark"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.07,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Bark",
      "background": "#5B3A29",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 10.09
    },
    {
      "color": "Walnut",
      "background": "#5C4033",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 9.39
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Bark is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #5B3A29.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Walnut is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #5C4033.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/bark-vs-walnut.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/walnut.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "name": "Bark vs Walnut",
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  "summary": "Bark and Walnut are different orange colors with HEX values #5B3A29 and #5C4033. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 11.7, their contrast ratio is 1.07:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        26
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      "tone": [
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      },
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        "label": "white text",
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      },
      "description": "Bark is #5B3A29, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Walnut, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "walnut",
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        51
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        64
      ],
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      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
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      },
      "description": "Walnut is #5C4033, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Bark, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/walnut/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/walnut.json"
    }
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    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
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    ],
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      },
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      }
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    "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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