HEX atlas value

#6B5F06

#6B5F06 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Sepia. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 107, 95, 6, HSL 53, 89%, 22%, has luminance 0.1132, and belongs to the dark group.

yellow warm dark

#6B5F06 Sample readable text

HEX #6B5F06

RGB rgb(107, 95, 6)

HSL hsl(53 89% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 11, 94, 58)

Luminance 0.1132

Contrast Black 3.26:1White 6.43:1

CSS

--color-6b5f06: #6B5F06;
.background-6b5f06 { background-color: #6B5F06; }
.text-6b5f06 { color: #6B5F06; }

Luminance0.1132

Black text3.26:1AA Fail

White text6.43:1AA 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":"#6B5F06","rgb":[107,95,6],"hsl":[53,89,22],"cmyk":[0,11,94,58],"luminance":0.1132,"contrast":{"black":3.26,"white":6.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#131101","hex":"#131101","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.11,"contrastWhite":18.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#06126A","hex":"#06126A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.3,"contrastWhite":16.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6A2C06","hex":"#6A2C06","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.98,"contrastWhite":10.63,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#C1AC0B","hex":"#C1AC0B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.17,"contrastWhite":2.29,"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","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/6b5f06.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#06126A","analogous":["#6A2C06","#446A06"],"triadic":["#066A5E","#5E066A"],"tetradic":["#066A2C","#06126A","#6A0644"],"splitComplementary":["#06446A","#2C066A"],"monochromatic":["#C1AC0B","#6B5F06","#131101"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C1AC0B","dark":"#131101","saturated":"#706300","desaturated":"#5E5513","pastel":"#D1BC1F","neon":"#998700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":32.58834147360065},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":32.7566787083184},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":39.57271787481876},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":40.92676385936225},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":43.23193264243457}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6B5F06

#6B5F06 is classified as a warm yellow value with dark visual character. #6B5F06 is visually closest to Sepia, a named orange color with HEX #704214.

The RGB channels are 107, 95, and 6, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 53deg 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 0.1132, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.59, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.26:1AA Fail

White text6.43:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6B5F06 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.26:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.43:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#131101#FFFFFF text · best 18.95:1#131101

#06126A#FFFFFF text · best 16.13:1#06126A

#6A2C06#FFFFFF text · best 10.63:1#6A2C06

#C1AC0B#000000 text · best 9.17:1#C1AC0B

Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214

Generated Palette

#6B5F06#6B5F06

#06126A#06126A

#6A2C06#6A2C06

#446A06#446A06

#C1AC0B#C1AC0B

#131101#131101

Color Harmonies

#06126A#06126A

#6A2C06#6A2C06

#446A06#446A06

#066A5E#066A5E

#5E066A#5E066A

Variants

#C1AC0B#C1AC0B

#131101#131101

#706300#706300

#5E5513#5E5513

#D1BC1F#D1BC1F

#998700#998700

Nearest Named Colors

Sepia#704214

Fern Frond#657220

Olive#808000

Avocado#568203

Saddle Brown#8B4513

#6B5F06

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6B5F06

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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