#5B4235 · Walnut

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#5B4235 is a dark, muted brown color, closest to Walnut and near Walnut and Taupe. In OKLCH it has 40% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 49°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #5B4235 a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#5B4235
RGBrgb(91, 66, 53)
HSLhsl(21, 26%, 28%)
CMYK0, 27, 42, 64
CSS var--walnut
Contrast9.23:1 white · 2.28:1 black

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How to use #5B4235

White text passes WCAG AA on #5B4235 (9.23:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #5B4235 with its analogous neighbors #5A353A and #5A5435; for contrast use its complement #354D5A as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--walnut: #5B4235;

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