brownwarm
Walnut #5C4A3D
A dark wood brown with gray undertones, like walnut timber.
Use cases: Furniture brands · Wood tones
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #5C4A3D | |
| RGB | rgb(92, 74, 61) | |
| HSL | hsl(25, 20%, 30%) | |
| HSV | hsv(25, 34%, 36%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 33.7%, 63.9%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(7.7049, 7.5101, 5.4577) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.9, 5.4, 10.6) | |
| Luminance | 0.075 (WCAG relative) |
/* Walnut */
color: #5c4a3d;
background-color: #5c4a3d;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#534337 #4a3b31 #40342b #372c25 #2e251f #251e18 #1c1612 #120f0c #090706 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#6c5c50 #7d6e64 #8d8077 #9d928b #aea59e #beb7b1 #cec9c5 #dedbd8 #efedec #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#604f44 #63554a #675a51 #6a6058 #6e655f #726a65 #75706c #797573 #7c7b79 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#5C4A3D
#3D4F5C
#5c4a3d #3d4f5c
Analogous
Edit in generator →#5C3D40
#5C4A3D
#5C593D
#5c3d40 #5c4a3d #5c593d
Triadic
Edit in generator →#5C4A3D
#3D5C4A
#4A3D5C
#5c4a3d #3d5c4a #4a3d5c
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#5C4A3D
#405C3D
#3D4F5C
#593D5C
#5c4a3d #405c3d #3d4f5c #593d5c
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#5C4A3D
#3D5C59
#3D405C
#5c4a3d #3d5c59 #3d405c
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#120F0C
#372C25
#5C4A3D
#816855
#A18672
#120f0c #372c25 #5c4a3d #816855 #a18672
Accessibility & contrast
8.39
#5C4A3D on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
2.50
#5C4A3D on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
Best text on walnut
8.39
#FFFFFF text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Umber #635147 | 2.96 | |
| Espresso #4B382A | 6.00 | |
| Onyx #353839 | 14.19 | |
| Chocolate #7B3F00 | 15.74 | |
| Wine #722F37 | 17.76 | |
| Sienna #A0522D | 18.23 |
Related colors
Palettes with walnut
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.