HEX atlas value

#6D692C

#6D692C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Fern Frond. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 109, 105, 44, HSL 56, 42%, 30%, has luminance 0.1354, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#6D692C Sample readable text

HEX #6D692C

RGB rgb(109, 105, 44)

HSL hsl(56 42% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 60, 57)

Luminance 0.1354

Contrast Black 3.71:1White 5.66:1

CSS

--color-6d692c: #6D692C;
.background-6d692c { background-color: #6D692C; }
.text-6d692c { color: #6D692C; }

Luminance0.1354

Black text3.71:1AA Fail

White text5.66:1AA 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":"#6D692C","rgb":[109,105,44],"hsl":[56,42,30],"cmyk":[0,4,60,57],"luminance":0.1354,"contrast":{"black":3.71,"white":5.66}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.71,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.66,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2B2A12","hex":"#2B2A12","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.44,"contrastWhite":14.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2C316D","hex":"#2C316D","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.77,"contrastWhite":11.88,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#AEA747","hex":"#AEA747","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.42,"contrastWhite":2.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#6D482C","hex":"#6D482C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.61,"contrastWhite":8.03,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Fern Frond 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/6d692c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2C316D","analogous":["#6D482C","#516D2C"],"triadic":["#2C6D68","#682C6D"],"tetradic":["#2C6D48","#2C316D","#6D2C51"],"splitComplementary":["#2C516D","#482C6D"],"monochromatic":["#AEA747","#6D692C","#2B2A12"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AEA747","dark":"#2B2A12","saturated":"#7D771C","desaturated":"#5C5A3D","pastel":"#ABA76D","neon":"#C2B500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":17},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":24.269322199023193},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":27.892651361962706},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":29.223278392404914},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":29.597297173897484}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6D692C

#6D692C is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #6D692C is visually closest to Fern Frond, a named green color with HEX #657220.

The RGB channels are 109, 105, and 44, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.1354, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.71:1AA Fail

White text5.66:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6D692C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.71:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.66:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#2B2A12#FFFFFF text · best 14.56:1#2B2A12

#2C316D#FFFFFF text · best 11.88:1#2C316D

#AEA747#000000 text · best 8.42:1#AEA747

#6D482C#FFFFFF text · best 8.03:1#6D482C

Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A

Generated Palette

#6D692C#6D692C

#2C316D#2C316D

#6D482C#6D482C

#516D2C#516D2C

#AEA747#AEA747

#2B2A12#2B2A12

Color Harmonies

#2C316D#2C316D

#6D482C#6D482C

#516D2C#516D2C

#2C6D68#2C6D68

#682C6D#682C6D

Variants

#AEA747#AEA747

#2B2A12#2B2A12

#7D771C#7D771C

#5C5A3D#5C5A3D

#ABA76D#ABA76D

#C2B500#C2B500

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Frond#657220

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Olive Green#708238

Coffee#6F4E37

Loam#6B4F3A

#6D692C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6D692C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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