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#5D4037 · Walnut
Click to copy#5D4037 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 38°. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #5D4037 a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.
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#5D4037RGB
rgb(93, 64, 55)HSL
hsl(14, 26%, 29%)CMYK
0, 31, 41, 64CSS var
--walnutContrast
9.32:1 white · 2.25:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #5D4037
White text passes WCAG AA on #5D4037 (9.32:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.
For a calm scheme pair #5D4037 with its analogous neighbors #5D3741 and #5D5337; for contrast use its complement #37545D as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--walnut: #5D4037;
$walnut: #5D4037;
colors: { 'walnut': '#5D4037' }