Information about Walnut Brown color

#5C5248 - Walnut Brown color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5C5248, known as "Walnut Brown", falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(92, 82, 72) — 36.1% red, 32.2% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 8 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5C5248 is a softly toned warm orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Judge Grey (#5D5346). Slightly further away sit Alcatraz (#5A504B) and Saddle (#5D4E46).

The recipe behind #5C5248 is rgb(92, 82, 72), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5C5248: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. The name "Walnut Brown" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Walnut Brown color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Walnut Brown color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Walnut Brown

#5C5248
#827466

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#A3968A

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#C1B9B1

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#E0DCD8

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White

#FFFFFF

Walnut Brown color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Walnut Brown

#5C5248
#494139

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#36302B

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#24201C

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#12100E

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Black

#000000

Walnut Brown color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Walnut Brown

#5C5248
Italian Leather

#635A52
#6B635C

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#726D67

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#797673

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Grey

#808080

Walnut Brown color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#4D5B47

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#555B47

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#5B5947

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Walnut Brown

#5C5248
#5B4947

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#5B474D

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#5B4755

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Walnut Brown color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#5C5248
Walnut Brown

#5C5248

#48525B
#48525B

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#5C5248
Walnut Brown

#5C5248

#48485B
#48485B

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#485B5B
#485B5B

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#5B5B48

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#5C5248
Walnut Brown

#5C5248

#5B4848
#5B4848

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#5C5248
Walnut Brown

#5C5248

#485B52
#485B52

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#52485B
#52485B

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#5C5248
Walnut Brown

#5C5248

#525B48
#525B48

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#48525B
#48525B

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#52485B
#52485B

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#5C5248
Walnut Brown

#5C5248

#485B48
#485B48

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#48525B
#48525B

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#5B485B
#5B485B

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Nearest named colors to Walnut Brown

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Judge Grey color link
Judge Grey

#5D5346

Alcatraz color link
Alcatraz

#5A504B

Saddle color link
Saddle

#5D4E46

Iwai Brown color link
Iwai Brown

#5E5545

Masala color link
Masala

#57534B

Tabac color link
Tabac

#585044

Rough N Tumble color link
Rough N Tumble

#5B4C48

Mousy Indigo color link
Mousy Indigo

#5C544E

Warm Taupe color link
Warm Taupe

#5F514E

Dark Grayish Amber color link
Dark Grayish Amber

#595442

Umber color link
Umber

#635147

Oilskin color link
Oilskin

#555349

Walnut Brown color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5C5248
  • RGB92, 82, 72
  • CMYK0, 4, 8, 64
  • CSSrgb(92, 82, 72)
  • HSL30°, 12%, 32%
  • HSL Precise30°, 12.195%, 32.157%
  • HSV30°, 22%, 36%
  • HSB30°, 22%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.361, 0.322, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.361, 0.322, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.361, 0.322, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5C5248
  • DECIMAL ID6050376
  • Name Length12
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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