HEX atlas value

#685C31

#685C31 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Loam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 104, 92, 49, HSL 47, 36%, 30%, has luminance 0.1082, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#685C31 Sample readable text

HEX #685C31

RGB rgb(104, 92, 49)

HSL hsl(47 36% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 53, 59)

Luminance 0.1082

Contrast Black 3.16:1White 6.64:1

CSS

--color-685c31: #685C31;
.background-685c31 { background-color: #685C31; }
.text-685c31 { color: #685C31; }

Luminance0.1082

Black text3.16:1AA Fail

White text6.64:1AA 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":"#685C31","rgb":[104,92,49],"hsl":[47,36,30],"cmyk":[0,12,53,59],"luminance":0.1082,"contrast":{"black":3.16,"white":6.64}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.16,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2A2514","hex":"#2A2514","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.37,"contrastWhite":15.28,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#313D68","hex":"#313D68","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2,"contrastWhite":10.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#684131","hex":"#684131","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.39,"contrastWhite":8.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#575342","hex":"#575342","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.72,"contrastWhite":7.71,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

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/685c31.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/dark-olive-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#313D68","analogous":["#684131","#586831"],"triadic":["#31685C","#5C3168"],"tetradic":["#316841","#313D68","#683158"],"splitComplementary":["#315868","#413168"],"monochromatic":["#A6934E","#685C31","#2A2514"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A6934E","dark":"#2A2514","saturated":"#796620","desaturated":"#575342","pastel":"#A49A74","neon":"#C29800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":16.09347693943108},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":16.76305461424021},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":24.289915602982237},{"slug":"umber","name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","distance":25.099800796022265},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":27.964262908219126}]

HEX meaning and use

About #685C31

#685C31 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #685C31 is visually closest to Loam, a named orange color with HEX #6B4F3A.

The RGB channels are 104, 92, and 49, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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 0.1082, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.09, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.16:1AA Fail

White text6.64:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #685C31 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.16:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.64:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#2A2514#FFFFFF text · best 15.28:1#2A2514

#313D68#FFFFFF text · best 10.51:1#313D68

#684131#FFFFFF text · best 8.79:1#684131

#575342#FFFFFF text · best 7.71:1#575342

Umber#FFFFFF text · best 7.51:1#635147

Generated Palette

#685C31#685C31

#313D68#313D68

#684131#684131

#586831#586831

#A6934E#A6934E

#2A2514#2A2514

Color Harmonies

#313D68#313D68

#684131#684131

#586831#586831

#31685C#31685C

#5C3168#5C3168

Variants

#A6934E#A6934E

#2A2514#2A2514

#796620#796620

#575342#575342

#A49A74#A49A74

#C29800#C29800

Nearest Named Colors

Loam#6B4F3A

Coffee#6F4E37

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Umber#635147

Fern Frond#657220

#685C31

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #685C31

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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