English Walnut

#3e2b23

Deeper, reddish walnut brown with calmer orange

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About English Walnut

English Walnut looks like the kind of brown you get off a real cutting board at dusk: darker than a lot of "warm neutrals," but not as stripped as . Compared to , it keeps the red notes quieter and tighter, so it doesn't read as lived-in leather. It's a steadier, medium-deep tone with a slightly muted, earthy undertone that stays cohesive instead of drifting toward terracotta.

I like it for dark product UI where you want brown that feels grounded, not flat. It also works in packaging for food and wood-driven brands, especially on labels and box edges where might lean too romantic. In motion and typography, it holds legibility better than because there's a touch more warmth locked in, not stripped out.

Pair it with off-white, bone, and cool gray ink if you want the walnut stay controlled. On peachy stocks it can tip a little, so test your print before you commit.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

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13.34:1AAA

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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12.23:1AAA

On Gray 900 #18181b

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On Black #000000

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