HEX atlas value

#6A651B

#6A651B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Fern Frond. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 106, 101, 27, HSL 56, 59%, 26%, has luminance 0.1245, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#6A651B Sample readable text

HEX #6A651B

RGB rgb(106, 101, 27)

HSL hsl(56 59% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 75, 58)

Luminance 0.1245

Contrast Black 3.49:1White 6.02:1

CSS

--color-6a651b: #6A651B;
.background-6a651b { background-color: #6A651B; }
.text-6a651b { color: #6A651B; }

Luminance0.1245

Black text3.49:1AA Fail

White text6.02:1AA 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":"#6A651B","rgb":[106,101,27],"hsl":[56,59,26],"cmyk":[0,5,75,58],"luminance":0.1245,"contrast":{"black":3.49,"white":6.02}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.02,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#201F08","hex":"#201F08","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.26,"contrastWhite":16.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1B2069","hex":"#1B2069","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.46,"contrastWhite":14.4,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#693D1B","hex":"#693D1B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.28,"contrastWhite":9.19,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B2AA2E","hex":"#B2AA2E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.68,"contrastWhite":2.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.47,"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/6a651b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1B2069","analogous":["#693D1B","#48691B"],"triadic":["#1B6964","#641B69"],"tetradic":["#1B693D","#1B2069","#691B48"],"splitComplementary":["#1B4869","#3D1B69"],"monochromatic":["#B2AA2E","#6A651B","#201F08"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B2AA2E","dark":"#201F08","saturated":"#78710D","desaturated":"#5B582A","pastel":"#B9B24B","neon":"#ADA200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":14.798648586948742},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":29.614185789921695},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":33.94112549695428},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":36.193922141707716},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":36.578682316343766}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6A651B

#6A651B is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #6A651B is visually closest to Fern Frond, a named green color with HEX #657220.

The RGB channels are 106, 101, and 27, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.1245, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.49:1AA Fail

White text6.02:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6A651B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.49:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.02:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#201F08#FFFFFF text · best 16.67:1#201F08

#1B2069#FFFFFF text · best 14.4:1#1B2069

#693D1B#FFFFFF text · best 9.19:1#693D1B

#B2AA2E#000000 text · best 8.68:1#B2AA2E

Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214

Generated Palette

#6A651B#6A651B

#1B2069#1B2069

#693D1B#693D1B

#48691B#48691B

#B2AA2E#B2AA2E

#201F08#201F08

Color Harmonies

#1B2069#1B2069

#693D1B#693D1B

#48691B#48691B

#1B6964#1B6964

#641B69#641B69

Variants

#B2AA2E#B2AA2E

#201F08#201F08

#78710D#78710D

#5B582A#5B582A

#B9B24B#B9B24B

#ADA200#ADA200

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Frond#657220

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Sepia#704214

Coffee#6F4E37

#6A651B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6A651B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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