#5B3F2E · near Walnut

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#5B3F2E (RGB 91, 63, 46) is a dark, muted brown, closest to Walnut and near Taupe and Sepia. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #5B3F2E a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 39% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 52°.

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HEX#5B3F2E
RGBrgb(91, 63, 46)
HSLhsl(23, 33%, 27%)
CMYK0, 31, 49, 64
CSS var--walnut
Contrast9.57:1 white · 2.2:1 black

Similar named colors

Walnut #5C4033Taupe #483C32Sepia #704214Graphite #4B4B4BEggplant #614051

How to use #5B3F2E

White text passes WCAG AA on #5B3F2E (9.57:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #5B3F2E with its analogous neighbors #5C2E33 and #5C562E; for contrast use its complement #2E4A5C as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--walnut: #5B3F2E;

Color card

#5B3F2E hex color card: near Walnut, RGB 91, 63, 46
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Shades & tints

#120D09#241912#37261C#493225#5B3F2E#7C6558#9D8C82#BDB2AB#DED9D5

Color harmonies for #5B3F2E

Complementary

#5B3F2E#2E4A5C

Analogous

#5B3F2E#5C2E33#5C562E

Triadic

#5B3F2E#2E5C40#402E5C

Split complementary

#5B3F2E#2E5C56#2E335C

Tetradic

#5B3F2E#335C2E#2E4A5C#562E5C

Palettes with #5B3F2E