HEX atlas value

#626222

#626222 is a warm yellow HEX color nearest Fern Frond. RGB 98, 98, 34, HSL 60° 48% 26%, luminance 0.1145; view contrast and conversions.

yellow warm earth-tone

#626222 Sample readable text

HEX #626222

RGB rgb(98, 98, 34)

HSL hsl(60 48% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 65, 62)

Luminance 0.1145

Contrast Black 3.29:1White 6.38:1

CSS

--color-626222: #626222;
.background-626222 { background-color: #626222; }
.text-626222 { color: #626222; }

HEX meaning and use

About #626222

#626222 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #626222 is visually closest to Fern Frond, a named green color with HEX #657220.

The RGB channels are 98, 98, and 34, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg with 48% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1145, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.40, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.29:1AA Fail

White text6.38:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #626222 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.29:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.38:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#1E1E0B#1E1E0B · #FFFFFF text · best 16.85:1 #222262#222262 · #FFFFFF text · best 14.25:1 #624222#624222 · #FFFFFF text · best 9.04:1 #A6A63A#A6A63A · #000000 text · best 8.14:1 #545431#545431 · #FFFFFF text · best 7.81:1

Generated Palette

#626222#626222

#222262#222262

#624222#624222

#426222#426222

#A6A63A#A6A63A

#1E1E0B#1E1E0B

Color Harmonies

#222262#222262

#624222#624222

#426222#426222

#226262#226262

#622262#622262

Variants

#A6A63A#A6A63A

#1E1E0B#1E1E0B

#717114#717114

#545431#545431

#ABAB59#ABAB59

#ADAD00#ADAD00

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Frond#657220

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Coffee#6F4E37

Loam#6B4F3A

Luminance0.1145

Black text3.29:1AA Fail

White text6.38:1AA 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":"#626222","rgb":[98,98,34],"hsl":[60,48,26],"cmyk":[0,0,65,62],"luminance":0.1145,"contrast":{"black":3.29,"white":6.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1E1E0B","hex":"#1E1E0B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.25,"contrastWhite":16.85,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#222262","hex":"#222262","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.47,"contrastWhite":14.25,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#624222","hex":"#624222","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.32,"contrastWhite":9.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A6A63A","hex":"#A6A63A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.14,"contrastWhite":2.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#545431","hex":"#545431","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.69,"contrastWhite":7.81,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

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/626222.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":"#222262","analogous":["#624222","#426222"],"triadic":["#226262","#622262"],"tetradic":["#226242","#222262","#622242"],"splitComplementary":["#224262","#422262"],"monochromatic":["#A6A63A","#626222","#1E1E0B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A6A63A","dark":"#1E1E0B","saturated":"#717114","desaturated":"#545431","pastel":"#ABAB59","neon":"#ADAD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":16.401219466856727},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":20.46948949045872},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":24.535688292770594},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":31.78049716414141},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":31.906112267087632}]

#626222

CSS

About #626222

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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