English Walnut is a dark medium bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Dark Pastel Orange, and it has low lightness and medium saturation. English Walnut is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for English Walnut is #3E2B23.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, English Walnut has 24%% Red, 17% Green, and 14% Blue.
English Walnut has 18° Hue, 44% Saturation, and 24% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
English Walnut has 18° Hue, 28% Saturation, and 19% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
English Walnut has 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 44% yellow, and 76% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#3E2B23 |
|
RGB |
(62, 43, 35) |
(24%, 17%, 14%) |
HSV |
(18°, 44, 24) |
(5%, 44%, 24%) |
HSL |
(18°, 28, 19) |
(5%, 28%, 19%) |
CMYK |
(0, 31, 44, 76) |
(0%, 31%, 44%, 76%) |
The natural luminance of English Walnut is 3%, which is low.
English Walnut has a higher contrast with white than black.
English Walnut and black have a 1.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
English Walnut and white have a 13.3:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
3% |
insufficient (1.6) |
AAA (13.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix English Walnut paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Yellow, 9% Red, 76% Black, 14% White, as shown below.
Yellow
2%
Red
9%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
76%
White
14%
To mix English Walnut paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 4% Magenta, 6% Yellow, 76% Black, 14% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
4%
Yellow
6%
Black
76%
White
14%
Colors similar to English Walnut are: Bistre, Cork, Eclipse, Rock, and Iroko. Bistre is more orange and brighter than English Walnut. Cork is more orange and brighter than English Walnut. Eclipse is more red and brighter than English Walnut. Rock is more red and paler than English Walnut. Iroko is more orange and brighter than English Walnut.