Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#5C4033

#5C4033 is a warm orange HEX color nearest Walnut. RGB 92, 64, 51, HSL 19° 29% 28%, luminance 0.0618; view contrast and conversions.

orangewarmearth-tone
#5C4033 Sample readable text
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

CSS

--color-5c4033: #5C4033;
.background-5c4033 { background-color: #5C4033; }
.text-5c4033 { color: #5C4033; }

HEX meaning and use

About #5C4033

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

The RGB channels are 92, 64, and 51, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg with 29% saturation and 28% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0618, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.24:1AA Fail
White text9.39:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5C4033 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.24:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF9.39:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#211712#211712 · #FFFFFF text · best 17.56:1Pine Bark#4A3728 · #FFFFFF text · best 11.24:1Taupe#483C32 · #FFFFFF text · best 10.67:1#5C333A#5C333A · #FFFFFF text · best 10.55:1Bark#5B3A29 · #FFFFFF text · best 10.09:1

Generated Palette

Walnut#5C4033
#334F5C#334F5C
#5C333A#5C333A
#5C5533#5C5533
#976953#976953
#211712#211712

Color Harmonies

#334F5C#334F5C
#5C333A#5C333A
#5C5533#5C5533
#335C40#335C40
#40335C#40335C

Variants

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

Nearest Named Colors

Walnut#5C4033
Bark#5B3A29
Taupe#483C32
Loam#6B4F3A
Pine Bark#4A3728

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
Luminance0.0618
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
Download JSON Open API
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"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#211712","hex":"#211712","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.2,"contrastWhite":17.56,"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":"#5C333A","hex":"#5C333A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.99,"contrastWhite":10.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.08,"contrastWhite":10.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Walnut adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/5c4033.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/walnut.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/taupe.json"]}
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"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"walnut","name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","distance":0},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":11.704699910719626},{"slug":"taupe","name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","distance":20.42057785666214},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":22.338307903688676},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":22.93468988235943}]
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Related HEX Guides

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