HEX atlas value

#6D532C

#6D532C is a warm orange HEX color close to Coffee. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 109, 83, 44, HSL 36, 42%, 30%, has luminance 0.0962, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#6D532C Sample readable text

HEX #6D532C

RGB rgb(109, 83, 44)

HSL hsl(36 42% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 60, 57)

Luminance 0.0962

Contrast Black 2.92:1White 7.18:1

CSS

--color-6d532c: #6D532C;
.background-6d532c { background-color: #6D532C; }
.text-6d532c { color: #6D532C; }

Luminance0.0962

Black text2.92:1AA Fail

White text7.18:1AA 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":"#6D532C","rgb":[109,83,44],"hsl":[36,42,30],"cmyk":[0,24,60,57],"luminance":0.0962,"contrast":{"black":2.92,"white":7.18}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.92,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2B2112","hex":"#2B2112","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.33,"contrastWhite":15.81,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6D332C","hex":"#6D332C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.16,"contrastWhite":9.72,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2C466D","hex":"#2C466D","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.2,"contrastWhite":9.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.24,"contrastWhite":9.39,"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 orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Coffee adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6d532c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/walnut.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2C466D","analogous":["#6D332C","#666D2C"],"triadic":["#2C6D53","#532C6D"],"tetradic":["#2C6D33","#2C466D","#6D2C66"],"splitComplementary":["#2C666D","#332C6D"],"monochromatic":["#AE8547","#6D532C","#2B2112"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AE8547","dark":"#2B2112","saturated":"#7D561C","desaturated":"#5C503D","pastel":"#AB926D","neon":"#C27400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":12.24744871391589},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":14.696938456699069},{"slug":"walnut","name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","distance":26.43860813280457},{"slug":"umber","name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","distance":28.861739379323623},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":29.563490998188964}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6D532C

#6D532C is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #6D532C is visually closest to Coffee, a named orange color with HEX #6F4E37.

The RGB channels are 109, 83, and 44, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg with 42% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0962, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.92:1AA Fail

White text7.18:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6D532C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.92:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.18:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#2B2112#FFFFFF text · best 15.81:1#2B2112

#6D332C#FFFFFF text · best 9.72:1#6D332C

#2C466D#FFFFFF text · best 9.53:1#2C466D

Walnut#FFFFFF text · best 9.39:1#5C4033

Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214

Generated Palette

#6D532C#6D532C

#2C466D#2C466D

#6D332C#6D332C

#666D2C#666D2C

#AE8547#AE8547

#2B2112#2B2112

Color Harmonies

#2C466D#2C466D

#6D332C#6D332C

#666D2C#666D2C

#2C6D53#2C6D53

#532C6D#532C6D

Variants

#AE8547#AE8547

#2B2112#2B2112

#7D561C#7D561C

#5C503D#5C503D

#AB926D#AB926D

#C27400#C27400

Nearest Named Colors

Coffee#6F4E37

Loam#6B4F3A

Walnut#5C4033

Umber#635147

Sepia#704214

#6D532C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6D532C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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