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HEX atlas value

#685A31

#685A31 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Loam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 104, 90, 49, HSL 45, 36%, 30%, has luminance 0.1048, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellowwarmearth-tone
#685A31 Sample readable text
HEX #685A31
RGB rgb(104, 90, 49)
HSL hsl(45 36% 30%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 53, 59)
Luminance 0.1048
Contrast Black 3.1:1White 6.78:1

CSS

--color-685a31: #685A31;
.background-685a31 { background-color: #685A31; }
.text-685a31 { color: #685A31; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1048
Black text3.1:1AA Fail
White text6.78:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#685A31","rgb":[104,90,49],"hsl":[45,36,30],"cmyk":[0,13,53,59],"luminance":0.1048,"contrast":{"black":3.1,"white":6.78}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.1,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#2A2414","hex":"#2A2414","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.36,"contrastWhite":15.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#313F68","hex":"#313F68","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.04,"contrastWhite":10.28,"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":"#683F31","hex":"#683F31","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.34,"contrastWhite":8.96,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#575242","hex":"#575242","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","Loam 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/685a31.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":"#313F68","analogous":["#683F31","#5A6831"],"triadic":["#31685A","#5A3168"],"tetradic":["#31683F","#313F68","#68315A"],"splitComplementary":["#315A68","#3F3168"],"monochromatic":["#A6904E","#685A31","#2A2414"]}
Variants
{"light":"#A6904E","dark":"#2A2414","saturated":"#796320","desaturated":"#575242","pastel":"#A49874","neon":"#C29100"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":14.52583904633395},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":15.132745950421556},{"slug":"umber","name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","distance":24.289915602982237},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"walnut","name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","distance":28.705400188814647}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #685A31

#685A31 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #685A31 is visually closest to Loam, a named orange color with HEX #6B4F3A.

The RGB channels are 104, 90, and 49, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg 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 0.1048, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.53, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.1:1AA Fail
White text6.78:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #685A31 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.1:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF6.78:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#2A2414#FFFFFF text · best 15.44:1#2A2414
#313F68#FFFFFF text · best 10.28:1#313F68
Walnut#FFFFFF text · best 9.39:1#5C4033
#683F31#FFFFFF text · best 8.96:1#683F31
#575242#FFFFFF text · best 7.81:1#575242

Generated Palette

#685A31#685A31
#313F68#313F68
#683F31#683F31
#5A6831#5A6831
#A6904E#A6904E
#2A2414#2A2414

Color Harmonies

#313F68#313F68
#683F31#683F31
#5A6831#5A6831
#31685A#31685A
#5A3168#5A3168

Variants

#A6904E#A6904E
#2A2414#2A2414
#796320#796320
#575242#575242
#A49874#A49874
#C29100#C29100

Nearest Named Colors

Loam#6B4F3A
Coffee#6F4E37
Umber#635147
Dark Olive Green#556B2F
Walnut#5C4033

Related HEX Guides

Loam colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6B4F3A.Coffee colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6F4E37.Umber colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #635147.Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors in the earth tone group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#685A31 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.