#5C4A3A · Walnut

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#5C4A3A is a dark, muted brown color, closest to Walnut and near Walnut and Umber. In OKLCH it has 42% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 63°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #5C4A3A a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#5C4A3A
RGBrgb(92, 74, 58)
HSLhsl(28, 23%, 29%)
CMYK0, 20, 37, 64
CSS var--walnut
Contrast8.41:1 white · 2.5:1 black

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How to use #5C4A3A

White text passes WCAG AA on #5C4A3A (8.41:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #5C4A3A with its analogous neighbors #5B393A and #5B5A39; for contrast use its complement #394B5B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--walnut: #5C4A3A;

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