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HEX atlas value

#6C5642

#6C5642 is a warm orange HEX color close to Loam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 108, 86, 66, HSL 29, 24%, 34%, has luminance 0.1024, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orangewarmmutedearth-tone
#6C5642 Sample readable text
HEX #6C5642
RGB rgb(108, 86, 66)
HSL hsl(29 24% 34%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 39, 58)
Luminance 0.1024
Contrast Black 3.05:1White 6.89:1

CSS

--color-6c5642: #6C5642;
.background-6c5642 { background-color: #6C5642; }
.text-6c5642 { color: #6C5642; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1024
Black text3.05:1AA Fail
White text6.89:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#6C5642","rgb":[108,86,66],"hsl":[29,24,34],"cmyk":[0,20,39,58],"luminance":0.1024,"contrast":{"black":3.05,"white":6.89}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.05,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.89,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#33281F","hex":"#33281F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.46,"contrastWhite":14.34,"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":"#6C4243","hex":"#6C4243","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.5,"contrastWhite":8.41,"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/6c5642.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":"#42576C","analogous":["#6C4243","#6C6B42"],"triadic":["#426C56","#56426C"],"tetradic":["#436C42","#42576C","#6B426C"],"splitComplementary":["#426C6B","#42436C"],"monochromatic":["#A28467","#6C5642","#33281F"]}
Variants
{"light":"#A28467","dark":"#33281F","saturated":"#7F552F","desaturated":"#585755","pastel":"#A0968D","neon":"#D66800"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":10.677078252031311},{"slug":"umber","name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","distance":11.445523142259598},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":27.27636339397171},{"slug":"eggplant","name":"Eggplant","hex":"#614051","distance":28.809720581775867}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #6C5642

#6C5642 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #6C5642 is visually closest to Loam, a named orange color with HEX #6B4F3A.

The RGB channels are 108, 86, and 66, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg 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 0.1024, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.05:1AA Fail
White text6.89:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6C5642 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.05:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF6.89:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#33281F#FFFFFF text · best 14.34:1#33281F
Eggplant#FFFFFF text · best 8.9:1#614051
#6C4243#FFFFFF text · best 8.41:1#6C4243
Umber#FFFFFF text · best 7.51:1#635147
Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A

Generated Palette

#6C5642#6C5642
#42576C#42576C
#6C4243#6C4243
#6C6B42#6C6B42
#A28467#A28467
#33281F#33281F

Color Harmonies

#42576C#42576C
#6C4243#6C4243
#6C6B42#6C6B42
#426C56#426C56
#56426C#56426C

Variants

#A28467#A28467
#33281F#33281F
#7F552F#7F552F
#585755#585755
#A0968D#A0968D
#D66800#D66800

Nearest Named Colors

Loam#6B4F3A
Umber#635147
Coffee#6F4E37
Raw Umber#826644
Eggplant#614051

Related HEX Guides

Loam colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6B4F3A.Umber colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #635147.Coffee colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6F4E37.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted group.Earth Tone colorsFind colors in the earth tone group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#6C5642 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.