HEX atlas value

#5B6709

#5B6709 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Fern Frond. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 91, 103, 9, HSL 68, 84%, 22%, has luminance 0.1194, and belongs to the dark group.

yellow warm dark

#5B6709 Sample readable text

HEX #5B6709

RGB rgb(91, 103, 9)

HSL hsl(68 84% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 91, 60)

Luminance 0.1194

Contrast Black 3.39:1White 6.2:1

CSS

--color-5b6709: #5B6709;
.background-5b6709 { background-color: #5B6709; }
.text-5b6709 { color: #5B6709; }

Luminance0.1194

Black text3.39:1AA Fail

White text6.2:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#5B6709","rgb":[91,103,9],"hsl":[68,84,22],"cmyk":[12,0,91,60],"luminance":0.1194,"contrast":{"black":3.39,"white":6.2}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#101302","hex":"#101302","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.12,"contrastWhite":18.82,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#160967","hex":"#160967","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.27,"contrastWhite":16.54,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A5BC10","hex":"#A5BC10","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.8,"contrastWhite":2.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#674509","hex":"#674509","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.43,"contrastWhite":8.63,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","dark","dark yellow","Fern Frond adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/5b6709.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/avocado.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#160967","analogous":["#674509","#2C6709"],"triadic":["#095B67","#67095B"],"tetradic":["#096745","#160967","#67092C"],"splitComplementary":["#092C67","#450967"],"monochromatic":["#A5BC10","#5B6709","#101302"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A5BC10","dark":"#101302","saturated":"#617000","desaturated":"#525B15","pastel":"#B4CB25","neon":"#859900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":27.386127875258307},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":28.106938645110393},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":32.63433774416144},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":36.6333181680284},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":38.67815921162743}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5B6709

#5B6709 is classified as a warm yellow value with dark visual character. #5B6709 is visually closest to Fern Frond, a named green color with HEX #657220.

The RGB channels are 91, 103, and 9, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 84% saturation and 22% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.1194, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.39:1AA Fail

White text6.2:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5B6709 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.39:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.2:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#101302#FFFFFF text · best 18.82:1#101302

#160967#FFFFFF text · best 16.54:1#160967

#A5BC10#000000 text · best 9.8:1#A5BC10

#674509#FFFFFF text · best 8.63:1#674509

Terre Verte#FFFFFF text · best 7.56:1#385E0F

Generated Palette

#5B6709#5B6709

#160967#160967

#674509#674509

#2C6709#2C6709

#A5BC10#A5BC10

#101302#101302

Color Harmonies

#160967#160967

#674509#674509

#2C6709#2C6709

#095B67#095B67

#67095B#67095B

Variants

#A5BC10#A5BC10

#101302#101302

#617000#617000

#525B15#525B15

#B4CB25#B4CB25

#859900#859900

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Frond#657220

Avocado#568203

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Terre Verte#385E0F

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

#5B6709

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5B6709

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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