HEX atlas value

#6D7A1F

#6D7A1F is a warm yellow HEX color close to Fern Frond. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 109, 122, 31, HSL 69, 59%, 30%, has luminance 0.1727, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#6D7A1F Sample readable text

HEX #6D7A1F

RGB rgb(109, 122, 31)

HSL hsl(69 59% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(11, 0, 75, 52)

Luminance 0.1727

Contrast Black 4.45:1White 4.71:1

CSS

--color-6d7a1f: #6D7A1F;
.background-6d7a1f { background-color: #6D7A1F; }
.text-6d7a1f { color: #6D7A1F; }

Luminance0.1727

Black text4.45:1AA Fail

White text4.71:1AA 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":"#6D7A1F","rgb":[109,122,31],"hsl":[69,59,30],"cmyk":[11,0,75,52],"luminance":0.1727,"contrast":{"black":4.45,"white":4.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2B310D","hex":"#2B310D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.55,"contrastWhite":13.57,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2D1F7A","hex":"#2D1F7A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.59,"contrastWhite":13.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#ADC332","hex":"#ADC332","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.63,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7A5A1F","hex":"#7A5A1F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.31,"contrastWhite":6.34,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.53,"contrastWhite":5.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6d7a1f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D1F7A","analogous":["#7A5A1F","#3F7A1F"],"triadic":["#1F6C7A","#7A1F6C"],"tetradic":["#1F7A5A","#2D1F7A","#7A1F3F"],"splitComplementary":["#1F3F7A","#5A1F7A"],"monochromatic":["#ADC332","#6D7A1F","#2B310D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ADC332","dark":"#2B310D","saturated":"#788A0F","desaturated":"#606930","pastel":"#B0BF5A","neon":"#A5C200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":11.357816691600547},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":20.493901531919196},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":20.493901531919196},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":26.419689627245813},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":32.51153641401772}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6D7A1F

#6D7A1F is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #6D7A1F is visually closest to Fern Frond, a named green color with HEX #657220.

The RGB channels are 109, 122, and 31, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 59% 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 0.1727, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.36, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.45:1AA Fail

White text4.71:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6D7A1F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.45:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.71:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#2B310D#FFFFFF text · best 13.57:1#2B310D

#2D1F7A#FFFFFF text · best 13.22:1#2D1F7A

#ADC332#000000 text · best 10.63:1#ADC332

#7A5A1F#FFFFFF text · best 6.34:1#7A5A1F

Dark Olive Green#FFFFFF text · best 5.95:1#556B2F

Generated Palette

#6D7A1F#6D7A1F

#2D1F7A#2D1F7A

#7A5A1F#7A5A1F

#3F7A1F#3F7A1F

#ADC332#ADC332

#2B310D#2B310D

Color Harmonies

#2D1F7A#2D1F7A

#7A5A1F#7A5A1F

#3F7A1F#3F7A1F

#1F6C7A#1F6C7A

#7A1F6C#7A1F6C

Variants

#ADC332#ADC332

#2B310D#2B310D

#788A0F#788A0F

#606930#606930

#B0BF5A#B0BF5A

#A5C200#A5C200

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Frond#657220

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Olive Green#708238

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

#6D7A1F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6D7A1F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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