HEX atlas value

#6D602C

#6D602C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Coffee. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 109, 96, 44, HSL 48, 42%, 30%, has luminance 0.118, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#6D602C Sample readable text

HEX #6D602C

RGB rgb(109, 96, 44)

HSL hsl(48 42% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 60, 57)

Luminance 0.118

Contrast Black 3.36:1White 6.25:1

CSS

--color-6d602c: #6D602C;
.background-6d602c { background-color: #6D602C; }
.text-6d602c { color: #6D602C; }

Luminance0.118

Black text3.36:1AA Fail

White text6.25:1AA 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":"#6D602C","rgb":[109,96,44],"hsl":[48,42,30],"cmyk":[0,12,60,57],"luminance":0.118,"contrast":{"black":3.36,"white":6.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2B2612","hex":"#2B2612","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.39,"contrastWhite":15.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2C396D","hex":"#2C396D","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.91,"contrastWhite":10.97,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6D402C","hex":"#6D402C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.42,"contrastWhite":8.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#AE9947","hex":"#AE9947","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.45,"contrastWhite":2.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Coffee adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6d602c.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/fern-frond.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2C396D","analogous":["#6D402C","#596D2C"],"triadic":["#2C6D60","#602C6D"],"tetradic":["#2C6D40","#2C396D","#6D2C59"],"splitComplementary":["#2C596D","#402C6D"],"monochromatic":["#AE9947","#6D602C","#2B2612"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AE9947","dark":"#2B2612","saturated":"#7D6A1C","desaturated":"#5C563D","pastel":"#AB9F6D","neon":"#C29B00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":21.18962010041709},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":22.11334438749598},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":23.065125189341593},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":26.570660511172846},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":30.610455730027933}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6D602C

#6D602C is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #6D602C is visually closest to Coffee, a named orange color with HEX #6F4E37.

The RGB channels are 109, 96, and 44, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg 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 0.118, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.19, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.36:1AA Fail

White text6.25:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6D602C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.36:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.25:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#2B2612#FFFFFF text · best 15.13:1#2B2612

#2C396D#FFFFFF text · best 10.97:1#2C396D

#6D402C#FFFFFF text · best 8.68:1#6D402C

Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A

#AE9947#000000 text · best 7.45:1#AE9947

Generated Palette

#6D602C#6D602C

#2C396D#2C396D

#6D402C#6D402C

#596D2C#596D2C

#AE9947#AE9947

#2B2612#2B2612

Color Harmonies

#2C396D#2C396D

#6D402C#6D402C

#596D2C#596D2C

#2C6D60#2C6D60

#602C6D#602C6D

Variants

#AE9947#AE9947

#2B2612#2B2612

#7D6A1C#7D6A1C

#5C563D#5C563D

#AB9F6D#AB9F6D

#C29B00#C29B00

Nearest Named Colors

Coffee#6F4E37

Loam#6B4F3A

Fern Frond#657220

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Cedar#8B5A2B

#6D602C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6D602C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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