HEX atlas value

#5E661E

#5E661E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Fern Frond. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 94, 102, 30, HSL 67, 55%, 26%, has luminance 0.1198, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#5E661E Sample readable text

HEX #5E661E

RGB rgb(94, 102, 30)

HSL hsl(67 55% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 71, 60)

Luminance 0.1198

Contrast Black 3.4:1White 6.18:1

CSS

--color-5e661e: #5E661E;
.background-5e661e { background-color: #5E661E; }
.text-5e661e { color: #5E661E; }

Luminance0.1198

Black text3.4:1AA Fail

White text6.18:1AA 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":"#5E661E","rgb":[94,102,30],"hsl":[67,55,26],"cmyk":[8,0,71,60],"luminance":0.1198,"contrast":{"black":3.4,"white":6.18}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1D2009","hex":"#1D2009","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.26,"contrastWhite":16.64,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#261E67","hex":"#261E67","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.46,"contrastWhite":14.34,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A0AE32","hex":"#A0AE32","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.6,"contrastWhite":2.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#674B1E","hex":"#674B1E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.6,"contrastWhite":8.07,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#53582C","hex":"#53582C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.5,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Fern Frond adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/5e661e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#261E67","analogous":["#674B1E","#3A671E"],"triadic":["#1E5E67","#671E5E"],"tetradic":["#1E674B","#261E67","#671E3A"],"splitComplementary":["#1E3A67","#4B1E67"],"monochromatic":["#A0AE32","#5E661E","#1D2009"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A0AE32","dark":"#1D2009","saturated":"#69750F","desaturated":"#53582C","pastel":"#A8B450","neon":"#99AD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":14.035668847618199},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":19.87460691435179},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":38.49675310984031},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":38.600518131237564}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5E661E

#5E661E is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #5E661E is visually closest to Fern Frond, a named green color with HEX #657220.

The RGB channels are 94, 102, and 30, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 67deg with 55% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1198, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.4:1AA Fail

White text6.18:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5E661E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.4:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.18:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#1D2009#FFFFFF text · best 16.64:1#1D2009

#261E67#FFFFFF text · best 14.34:1#261E67

#A0AE32#000000 text · best 8.6:1#A0AE32

#674B1E#FFFFFF text · best 8.07:1#674B1E

#53582C#FFFFFF text · best 7.5:1#53582C

Generated Palette

#5E661E#5E661E

#261E67#261E67

#674B1E#674B1E

#3A671E#3A671E

#A0AE32#A0AE32

#1D2009#1D2009

Color Harmonies

#261E67#261E67

#674B1E#674B1E

#3A671E#3A671E

#1E5E67#1E5E67

#671E5E#671E5E

Variants

#A0AE32#A0AE32

#1D2009#1D2009

#69750F#69750F

#53582C#53582C

#A8B450#A8B450

#99AD00#99AD00

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Frond#657220

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Loam#6B4F3A

Coffee#6F4E37

#5E661E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5E661E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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