HEX atlas value

#6B2E06

#6B2E06 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sepia. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 107, 46, 6, HSL 24, 89%, 22%, has luminance 0.0509, and belongs to the dark group.

orange warm dark

#6B2E06 Sample readable text

HEX #6B2E06

RGB rgb(107, 46, 6)

HSL hsl(24 89% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 57, 94, 58)

Luminance 0.0509

Contrast Black 2.02:1White 10.41:1

CSS

--color-6b2e06: #6B2E06;
.background-6b2e06 { background-color: #6B2E06; }
.text-6b2e06 { color: #6B2E06; }

Luminance0.0509

Black text2.02:1AA Fail

White text10.41:1AA 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":"#6B2E06","rgb":[107,46,6],"hsl":[24,89,22],"cmyk":[0,57,94,58],"luminance":0.0509,"contrast":{"black":2.02,"white":10.41}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.02,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":10.41,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#130801","hex":"#130801","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.06,"contrastWhite":19.77,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6A0610","hex":"#6A0610","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.65,"contrastWhite":12.76,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.89,"contrastWhite":11.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Barn Red","hex":"#7C0A02","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.9,"contrastWhite":11.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5E3113","hex":"#5E3113","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.92,"contrastWhite":10.91,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","dark","dark orange","Sepia adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6b2e06.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/garnet-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/barn-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#06426A","analogous":["#6A0610","#6A6006"],"triadic":["#066A2E","#2E066A"],"tetradic":["#106A06","#06426A","#60066A"],"splitComplementary":["#066A60","#06106A"],"monochromatic":["#C1540B","#6B2E06","#130801"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C1540B","dark":"#130801","saturated":"#702D00","desaturated":"#5E3113","pastel":"#D1661F","neon":"#993D00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":24.919871588754223},{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":35.4682957019364},{"slug":"barn-red","name":"Barn Red","hex":"#7C0A02","distance":40.01249804748511},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":40.311288741492746},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":41.49698784249286}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6B2E06

#6B2E06 is classified as a warm orange value with dark visual character. #6B2E06 is visually closest to Sepia, a named orange color with HEX #704214.

The RGB channels are 107, 46, and 6, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 24deg with 89% saturation and 22% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.0509, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.92, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.02:1AA Fail

White text10.41:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6B2E06 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.02:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF10.41:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#130801#FFFFFF text · best 19.77:1#130801

#6A0610#FFFFFF text · best 12.76:1#6A0610

Garnet Red#FFFFFF text · best 11.13:1#6E1F26

Barn Red#FFFFFF text · best 11.04:1#7C0A02

#5E3113#FFFFFF text · best 10.91:1#5E3113

Generated Palette

#6B2E06#6B2E06

#06426A#06426A

#6A0610#6A0610

#6A6006#6A6006

#C1540B#C1540B

#130801#130801

Color Harmonies

#06426A#06426A

#6A0610#6A0610

#6A6006#6A6006

#066A2E#066A2E

#2E066A#2E066A

Variants

#C1540B#C1540B

#130801#130801

#702D00#702D00

#5E3113#5E3113

#D1661F#D1661F

#993D00#993D00

Nearest Named Colors

Sepia#704214

Garnet Red#6E1F26

Barn Red#7C0A02

Bark#5B3A29

Saddle Brown#8B4513

#6B2E06

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6B2E06

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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