HEX atlas value

#6A5A1B

#6A5A1B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Fern Frond. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 106, 90, 27, HSL 48, 59%, 26%, has luminance 0.1046, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#6A5A1B Sample readable text

HEX #6A5A1B

RGB rgb(106, 90, 27)

HSL hsl(48 59% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 75, 58)

Luminance 0.1046

Contrast Black 3.09:1White 6.79:1

CSS

--color-6a5a1b: #6A5A1B;
.background-6a5a1b { background-color: #6A5A1B; }
.text-6a5a1b { color: #6A5A1B; }

Luminance0.1046

Black text3.09:1AA Fail

White text6.79:1AA 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":"#6A5A1B","rgb":[106,90,27],"hsl":[48,59,26],"cmyk":[0,15,75,58],"luminance":0.1046,"contrast":{"black":3.09,"white":6.79}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.09,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#201C08","hex":"#201C08","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.05,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1B2B69","hex":"#1B2B69","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.6,"contrastWhite":13.16,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#69331B","hex":"#69331B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.09,"contrastWhite":10.05,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5B512A","hex":"#5B512A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.66,"contrastWhite":7.91,"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/6a5a1b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1B2B69","analogous":["#69331B","#52691B"],"triadic":["#1B695A","#5A1B69"],"tetradic":["#1B6933","#1B2B69","#691B52"],"splitComplementary":["#1B5269","#331B69"],"monochromatic":["#B2982E","#6A5A1B","#201C08"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B2982E","dark":"#201C08","saturated":"#78630D","desaturated":"#5B512A","pastel":"#B9A34B","neon":"#AD8B00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":25.709920264364882},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":30.870698080866262},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":32.90896534380867},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":33.12099032335839}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6A5A1B

#6A5A1B is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #6A5A1B is visually closest to Fern Frond, a named green color with HEX #657220.

The RGB channels are 106, 90, and 27, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg with 59% saturation and 26% 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 0.1046, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.02, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.09:1AA Fail

White text6.79:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6A5A1B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.09:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.79:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#201C08#FFFFFF text · best 17.05:1#201C08

#1B2B69#FFFFFF text · best 13.16:1#1B2B69

#69331B#FFFFFF text · best 10.05:1#69331B

Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214

#5B512A#FFFFFF text · best 7.91:1#5B512A

Generated Palette

#6A5A1B#6A5A1B

#1B2B69#1B2B69

#69331B#69331B

#52691B#52691B

#B2982E#B2982E

#201C08#201C08

Color Harmonies

#1B2B69#1B2B69

#69331B#69331B

#52691B#52691B

#1B695A#1B695A

#5A1B69#5A1B69

Variants

#B2982E#B2982E

#201C08#201C08

#78630D#78630D

#5B512A#5B512A

#B9A34B#B9A34B

#AD8B00#AD8B00

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Frond#657220

Sepia#704214

Coffee#6F4E37

Loam#6B4F3A

Moss Deep#4A5D23

#6A5A1B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6A5A1B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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