Close to Walnut
#522600
#522600 is a very dark, vivid orange, close to the color Walnut. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 14.9% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #522600.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
12.84:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.64:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.84:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.64:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #522600 as they’d see it.
#522600 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #522600
What color is #522600?
#522600 is a very dark, vivid orange, close to the color Walnut. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 14.9% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #522600 in RGB?
#522600 is rgb(82, 38, 0): 82 red, 38 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #522600 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 54, 100, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #522600?
PANTONE 161 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #522600?
Its complement #01335E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.