HEX atlas value

#685531

#685531 is a warm orange HEX color close to Loam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 104, 85, 49, HSL 39, 36%, 30%, has luminance 0.0966, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#685531 Sample readable text

HEX #685531

RGB rgb(104, 85, 49)

HSL hsl(39 36% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 53, 59)

Luminance 0.0966

Contrast Black 2.93:1White 7.16:1

CSS

--color-685531: #685531;
.background-685531 { background-color: #685531; }
.text-685531 { color: #685531; }

Luminance0.0966

Black text2.93:1AA Fail

White text7.16:1AA 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":"#685531","rgb":[104,85,49],"hsl":[39,36,30],"cmyk":[0,18,53,59],"luminance":0.0966,"contrast":{"black":2.93,"white":7.16}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2A2214","hex":"#2A2214","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.34,"contrastWhite":15.7,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#314468","hex":"#314468","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.16,"contrastWhite":9.73,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#683931","hex":"#683931","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.22,"contrastWhite":9.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.24,"contrastWhite":9.39,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#575042","hex":"#575042","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.63,"contrastWhite":7.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Loam adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/685531.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#314468","analogous":["#683931","#606831"],"triadic":["#316855","#553168"],"tetradic":["#316839","#314468","#683160"],"splitComplementary":["#316068","#393168"],"monochromatic":["#A6884E","#685531","#2A2214"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A6884E","dark":"#2A2214","saturated":"#795A20","desaturated":"#575042","pastel":"#A49374","neon":"#C27E00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":11.224972160321824},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":11.575836902790225},{"slug":"umber","name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","distance":22.9128784747792},{"slug":"walnut","name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","distance":24.269322199023193},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":29.13760456866693}]

HEX meaning and use

About #685531

#685531 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #685531 is visually closest to Loam, a named orange color with HEX #6B4F3A.

The RGB channels are 104, 85, and 49, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg with 36% saturation and 30% 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 0.0966, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.93:1AA Fail

White text7.16:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #685531 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.93:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.16:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#2A2214#FFFFFF text · best 15.7:1#2A2214

#314468#FFFFFF text · best 9.73:1#314468

#683931#FFFFFF text · best 9.47:1#683931

Walnut#FFFFFF text · best 9.39:1#5C4033

#575042#FFFFFF text · best 7.98:1#575042

Generated Palette

#685531#685531

#314468#314468

#683931#683931

#606831#606831

#A6884E#A6884E

#2A2214#2A2214

Color Harmonies

#314468#314468

#683931#683931

#606831#606831

#316855#316855

#553168#553168

Variants

#A6884E#A6884E

#2A2214#2A2214

#795A20#795A20

#575042#575042

#A49374#A49374

#C27E00#C27E00

Nearest Named Colors

Loam#6B4F3A

Coffee#6F4E37

Umber#635147

Walnut#5C4033

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

#685531

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #685531

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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