HEX atlas value

#6B5506

#6B5506 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Sepia. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 107, 85, 6, HSL 47, 89%, 22%, has luminance 0.0964, and belongs to the dark group.

yellow warm dark

#6B5506 Sample readable text

HEX #6B5506

RGB rgb(107, 85, 6)

HSL hsl(47 89% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 94, 58)

Luminance 0.0964

Contrast Black 2.93:1White 7.17:1

CSS

--color-6b5506: #6B5506;
.background-6b5506 { background-color: #6B5506; }
.text-6b5506 { color: #6B5506; }

Luminance0.0964

Black text2.93:1AA Fail

White text7.17:1AA 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":"#6B5506","rgb":[107,85,6],"hsl":[47,89,22],"cmyk":[0,21,94,58],"luminance":0.0964,"contrast":{"black":2.93,"white":7.17}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.17,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#130F01","hex":"#130F01","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.1,"contrastWhite":19.16,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#061C6A","hex":"#061C6A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.38,"contrastWhite":15.2,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6A2206","hex":"#6A2206","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.84,"contrastWhite":11.39,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.08,"contrastWhite":10.09,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","dark","dark yellow","Sepia adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6b5506.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#061C6A","analogous":["#6A2206","#4E6A06"],"triadic":["#066A54","#54066A"],"tetradic":["#066A22","#061C6A","#6A064E"],"splitComplementary":["#064E6A","#22066A"],"monochromatic":["#C1990B","#6B5506","#130F01"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C1990B","dark":"#130F01","saturated":"#705800","desaturated":"#5E4D13","pastel":"#D1AA1F","neon":"#997800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":24.124676163629637},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":38.06573262134856},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":39.408120990476064},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":44.654227123532216},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":47.01063709417264}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6B5506

#6B5506 is classified as a warm yellow value with dark visual character. #6B5506 is visually closest to Sepia, a named orange color with HEX #704214.

The RGB channels are 107, 85, and 6, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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 0.0964, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.93:1AA Fail

White text7.17:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6B5506 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.93:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.17:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#130F01#FFFFFF text · best 19.16:1#130F01

#061C6A#FFFFFF text · best 15.2:1#061C6A

#6A2206#FFFFFF text · best 11.39:1#6A2206

Bark#FFFFFF text · best 10.09:1#5B3A29

Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214

Generated Palette

#6B5506#6B5506

#061C6A#061C6A

#6A2206#6A2206

#4E6A06#4E6A06

#C1990B#C1990B

#130F01#130F01

Color Harmonies

#061C6A#061C6A

#6A2206#6A2206

#4E6A06#4E6A06

#066A54#066A54

#54066A#54066A

Variants

#C1990B#C1990B

#130F01#130F01

#705800#705800

#5E4D13#5E4D13

#D1AA1F#D1AA1F

#997800#997800

Nearest Named Colors

Sepia#704214

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Fern Frond#657220

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Bark#5B3A29

#6B5506

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6B5506

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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