Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#524A32

#524A32 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Walnut. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 82, 74, 50, HSL 45, 24%, 26%, has luminance 0.0692, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellowwarmmutedearth-tone
#524A32 Sample readable text
HEX #524A32
RGB rgb(82, 74, 50)
HSL hsl(45 24% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 39, 68)
Luminance 0.0692
Contrast Black 2.38:1White 8.81:1

CSS

--color-524a32: #524A32;
.background-524a32 { background-color: #524A32; }
.text-524a32 { color: #524A32; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0692
Black text2.38:1AA Fail
White text8.81:1AA 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":"#524A32","rgb":[82,74,50],"hsl":[45,24,26],"cmyk":[0,10,39,68],"luminance":0.0692,"contrast":{"black":2.38,"white":8.81}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#191710","hex":"#191710","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.17,"contrastWhite":17.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#323A52","hex":"#323A52","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.86,"contrastWhite":11.28,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.87,"contrastWhite":11.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.97,"contrastWhite":10.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#523A32","hex":"#523A32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.01,"contrastWhite":10.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Walnut adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/524a32.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/walnut.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/taupe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#323A52","analogous":["#523A32","#4A5232"],"triadic":["#32524A","#4A3252"],"tetradic":["#32523A","#323A52","#52324A"],"splitComplementary":["#324A52","#3A3252"],"monochromatic":["#8B7E55","#524A32","#191710"]}
Variants
{"light":"#8B7E55","dark":"#191710","saturated":"#615224","desaturated":"#444341","pastel":"#8D8877","neon":"#AD8200"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"walnut","name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","distance":14.177446878757825},{"slug":"taupe","name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","distance":17.204650534085253},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":20.445048300260872},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":22.9128784747792},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":25.495097567963924}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #524A32

#524A32 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #524A32 is visually closest to Walnut, a named orange color with HEX #5C4033.

The RGB channels are 82, 74, and 50, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 24% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.0692, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.18, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.38:1AA Fail
White text8.81:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #524A32 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.38:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF8.81:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#191710#FFFFFF text · best 17.92:1#191710
#323A52#FFFFFF text · best 11.28:1#323A52
Pine Bark#FFFFFF text · best 11.24:1#4A3728
Taupe#FFFFFF text · best 10.67:1#483C32
#523A32#FFFFFF text · best 10.45:1#523A32

Generated Palette

#524A32#524A32
#323A52#323A52
#523A32#523A32
#4A5232#4A5232
#8B7E55#8B7E55
#191710#191710

Color Harmonies

#323A52#323A52
#523A32#523A32
#4A5232#4A5232
#32524A#32524A
#4A3252#4A3252

Variants

#8B7E55#8B7E55
#191710#191710
#615224#615224
#444341#444341
#8D8877#8D8877
#AD8200#AD8200

Nearest Named Colors

Walnut#5C4033
Taupe#483C32
Bark#5B3A29
Pine Bark#4A3728
Moss Deep#4A5D23

Related HEX Guides

Walnut colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #5C4033.Taupe colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #483C32.Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #5B3A29.Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted group.Earth Tone colorsFind colors in the earth tone group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#524A32 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.