HEX atlas value

#6A6A1B

#6A6A1B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Fern Frond. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 106, 106, 27, HSL 60, 59%, 26%, has luminance 0.1345, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#6A6A1B Sample readable text

HEX #6A6A1B

RGB rgb(106, 106, 27)

HSL hsl(60 59% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 75, 58)

Luminance 0.1345

Contrast Black 3.69:1White 5.69:1

CSS

--color-6a6a1b: #6A6A1B;
.background-6a6a1b { background-color: #6A6A1B; }
.text-6a6a1b { color: #6A6A1B; }

Luminance0.1345

Black text3.69:1AA Fail

White text5.69:1AA 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":"#6A6A1B","rgb":[106,106,27],"hsl":[60,59,26],"cmyk":[0,0,75,58],"luminance":0.1345,"contrast":{"black":3.69,"white":5.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.69,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#202008","hex":"#202008","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.27,"contrastWhite":16.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1B1B69","hex":"#1B1B69","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.41,"contrastWhite":14.91,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B2B22E","hex":"#B2B22E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.3,"contrastWhite":2.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#69421B","hex":"#69421B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.4,"contrastWhite":8.76,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.88,"contrastWhite":7.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

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/6a6a1b.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":"#1B1B69","analogous":["#69421B","#42691B"],"triadic":["#1B6969","#691B69"],"tetradic":["#1B6942","#1B1B69","#691B42"],"splitComplementary":["#1B4269","#421B69"],"monochromatic":["#B2B22E","#6A6A1B","#202008"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B2B22E","dark":"#202008","saturated":"#78780D","desaturated":"#5B5B2A","pastel":"#B9B94B","neon":"#ADAD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":10.677078252031311},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":29.017236257093817},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":35.45419580247167},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":36.89173349139343},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":36.89173349139343}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6A6A1B

#6A6A1B is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #6A6A1B is visually closest to Fern Frond, a named green color with HEX #657220.

The RGB channels are 106, 106, and 27, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg 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 0.1345, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.69:1AA Fail

White text5.69:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6A6A1B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.69:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.69:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#202008#FFFFFF text · best 16.51:1#202008

#1B1B69#FFFFFF text · best 14.91:1#1B1B69

#B2B22E#000000 text · best 9.3:1#B2B22E

#69421B#FFFFFF text · best 8.76:1#69421B

Moss Deep#FFFFFF text · best 7.29:1#4A5D23

Generated Palette

#6A6A1B#6A6A1B

#1B1B69#1B1B69

#69421B#69421B

#42691B#42691B

#B2B22E#B2B22E

#202008#202008

Color Harmonies

#1B1B69#1B1B69

#69421B#69421B

#42691B#42691B

#1B6969#1B6969

#691B69#691B69

Variants

#B2B22E#B2B22E

#202008#202008

#78780D#78780D

#5B5B2A#5B5B2A

#B9B94B#B9B94B

#ADAD00#ADAD00

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Frond#657220

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

#6A6A1B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6A6A1B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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