HEX atlas value

#686831

#686831 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 104, 104, 49, HSL 60, 36%, 30%, has luminance 0.1307, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#686831 Sample readable text

HEX #686831

RGB rgb(104, 104, 49)

HSL hsl(60 36% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 53, 59)

Luminance 0.1307

Contrast Black 3.61:1White 5.81:1

CSS

--color-686831: #686831;
.background-686831 { background-color: #686831; }
.text-686831 { color: #686831; }

Luminance0.1307

Black text3.61:1AA Fail

White text5.81:1AA 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":"#686831","rgb":[104,104,49],"hsl":[60,36,30],"cmyk":[0,0,53,59],"luminance":0.1307,"contrast":{"black":3.61,"white":5.81}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2A2A14","hex":"#2A2A14","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.44,"contrastWhite":14.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#313168","hex":"#313168","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.77,"contrastWhite":11.86,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A6A64E","hex":"#A6A64E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.19,"contrastWhite":2.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#684D31","hex":"#684D31","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.69,"contrastWhite":7.8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Dark Olive Green 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/686831.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#313168","analogous":["#684D31","#4D6831"],"triadic":["#316868","#683168"],"tetradic":["#31684D","#313168","#68314D"],"splitComplementary":["#314C68","#4C3168"],"monochromatic":["#A6A64E","#686831","#2A2A14"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A6A64E","dark":"#2A2A14","saturated":"#797920","desaturated":"#575742","pastel":"#A4A474","neon":"#C2C200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":19.949937343260004},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":26.739483914241877},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":27.586228448267445},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":28.089143810376278}]

HEX meaning and use

About #686831

#686831 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #686831 is visually closest to Dark Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #556B2F.

The RGB channels are 104, 104, and 49, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg 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 0.1307, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.61:1AA Fail

White text5.81:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #686831 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.61:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.81:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#2A2A14#FFFFFF text · best 14.58:1#2A2A14

#313168#FFFFFF text · best 11.86:1#313168

#A6A64E#000000 text · best 8.19:1#A6A64E

#684D31#FFFFFF text · best 7.8:1#684D31

Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A

Generated Palette

#686831#686831

#313168#313168

#684D31#684D31

#4D6831#4D6831

#A6A64E#A6A64E

#2A2A14#2A2A14

Color Harmonies

#313168#313168

#684D31#684D31

#4D6831#4D6831

#316868#316868

#683168#683168

Variants

#A6A64E#A6A64E

#2A2A14#2A2A14

#797920#797920

#575742#575742

#A4A474#A4A474

#C2C200#C2C200

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Fern Frond#657220

Loam#6B4F3A

Coffee#6F4E37

Olive Green#708238

#686831

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #686831

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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