HEX atlas value

#6C5442

#6C5442 is a warm orange HEX color close to Loam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 108, 84, 66, HSL 26, 24%, 34%, has luminance 0.0992, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#6C5442 Sample readable text

HEX #6C5442

RGB rgb(108, 84, 66)

HSL hsl(26 24% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 39, 58)

Luminance 0.0992

Contrast Black 2.98:1White 7.04:1

CSS

--color-6c5442: #6C5442;
.background-6c5442 { background-color: #6C5442; }
.text-6c5442 { color: #6C5442; }

Luminance0.0992

Black text2.98:1AA Fail

White text7.04:1AA 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":"#6C5442","rgb":[108,84,66],"hsl":[26,24,34],"cmyk":[0,22,39,58],"luminance":0.0992,"contrast":{"black":2.98,"white":7.04}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.98,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.04,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#33271F","hex":"#33271F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.45,"contrastWhite":14.48,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Eggplant","hex":"#614051","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.36,"contrastWhite":8.9,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6C4245","hex":"#6C4245","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.5,"contrastWhite":8.39,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Loam adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6c5442.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#42596C","analogous":["#6C4245","#6C6942"],"triadic":["#426C54","#54426C"],"tetradic":["#456C42","#42596C","#69426C"],"splitComplementary":["#426C69","#42456C"],"monochromatic":["#A28167","#6C5442","#33271F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A28167","dark":"#33271F","saturated":"#7F512F","desaturated":"#585655","pastel":"#A0958D","neon":"#D65D00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":9.486832980505138},{"slug":"umber","name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","distance":10.723805294763608},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":12.884098726725126},{"slug":"eggplant","name":"Eggplant","hex":"#614051","distance":27.313000567495326},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":28.495613697550013}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6C5442

#6C5442 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #6C5442 is visually closest to Loam, a named orange color with HEX #6B4F3A.

The RGB channels are 108, 84, and 66, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg with 24% saturation and 34% 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 0.0992, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.98:1AA Fail

White text7.04:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6C5442 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.98:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.04:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#33271F#FFFFFF text · best 14.48:1#33271F

Eggplant#FFFFFF text · best 8.9:1#614051

#6C4245#FFFFFF text · best 8.39:1#6C4245

Umber#FFFFFF text · best 7.51:1#635147

Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A

Generated Palette

#6C5442#6C5442

#42596C#42596C

#6C4245#6C4245

#6C6942#6C6942

#A28167#A28167

#33271F#33271F

Color Harmonies

#42596C#42596C

#6C4245#6C4245

#6C6942#6C6942

#426C54#426C54

#54426C#54426C

Variants

#A28167#A28167

#33271F#33271F

#7F512F#7F512F

#585655#585655

#A0958D#A0958D

#D65D00#D65D00

Nearest Named Colors

Loam#6B4F3A

Umber#635147

Coffee#6F4E37

Eggplant#614051

Raw Umber#826644

#6C5442

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6C5442

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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