HEX atlas value

#6B6D55

#6B6D55 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Granite. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 107, 109, 85, HSL 65, 12%, 38%, has luminance 0.1472, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#6B6D55 Sample readable text

HEX #6B6D55

RGB rgb(107, 109, 85)

HSL hsl(65 12% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 22, 57)

Luminance 0.1472

Contrast Black 3.94:1White 5.32:1

CSS

--color-6b6d55: #6B6D55;
.background-6b6d55 { background-color: #6B6D55; }
.text-6b6d55 { color: #6B6D55; }

Luminance0.1472

Black text3.94:1AA Fail

White text5.32:1AA 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":"#6B6D55","rgb":[107,109,85],"hsl":[65,12,38],"cmyk":[2,0,22,57],"luminance":0.1472,"contrast":{"black":3.94,"white":5.32}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#38392D","hex":"#38392D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.79,"contrastWhite":11.72,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#9A9C81","hex":"#9A9C81","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.45,"contrastWhite":2.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#57556D","hex":"#57556D","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.93,"contrastWhite":7.18,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#616161","hex":"#616161","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.39,"contrastWhite":6.19,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#6D6355","hex":"#6D6355","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.57,"contrastWhite":5.89,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Granite adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6b6d55.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/granite.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cactus-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dim-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#57556D","analogous":["#6D6355","#5F6D55"],"triadic":["#556B6D","#6D556B"],"tetradic":["#556D63","#57556D","#6D555F"],"splitComplementary":["#555F6D","#63556D"],"monochromatic":["#9A9C81","#6B6D55","#38392D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#9A9C81","dark":"#38392D","saturated":"#7C8240","desaturated":"#616161","pastel":"#A1A1A1","neon":"#D7EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"granite","name":"Granite","hex":"#676767","distance":19.390719429665317},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":19.44222209522358},{"slug":"dim-gray","name":"Dim Gray","hex":"#696969","distance":20.493901531919196},{"slug":"dim-grey","name":"Dim Grey","hex":"#696969","distance":20.493901531919196},{"slug":"machinery-gray","name":"Machinery Gray","hex":"#6C6F70","distance":27.09243436828813}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6B6D55

#6B6D55 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #6B6D55 is visually closest to Granite, a named gray color with HEX #676767.

The RGB channels are 107, 109, and 85, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 12% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1472, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.94:1AA Fail

White text5.32:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6B6D55 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.94:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.32:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#38392D#FFFFFF text · best 11.72:1#38392D

#9A9C81#000000 text · best 7.45:1#9A9C81

#57556D#FFFFFF text · best 7.18:1#57556D

#616161#FFFFFF text · best 6.19:1#616161

#6D6355#FFFFFF text · best 5.89:1#6D6355

Generated Palette

#6B6D55#6B6D55

#57556D#57556D

#6D6355#6D6355

#5F6D55#5F6D55

#9A9C81#9A9C81

#38392D#38392D

Color Harmonies

#57556D#57556D

#6D6355#6D6355

#5F6D55#5F6D55

#556B6D#556B6D

#6D556B#6D556B

Variants

#9A9C81#9A9C81

#38392D#38392D

#7C8240#7C8240

#616161#616161

#A1A1A1#A1A1A1

#D7EB00#D7EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Granite#676767

Cactus Green#587156

Dim Gray#696969

Dim Grey#696969

Machinery Gray#6C6F70

#6B6D55

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6B6D55

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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