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HEX atlas value

#6E4417

#6E4417 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sepia. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 110, 68, 23, HSL 31, 65%, 26%, has luminance 0.0751, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#6E4417 Sample readable text
HEX #6E4417
RGB rgb(110, 68, 23)
HSL hsl(31 65% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 79, 57)
Luminance 0.0751
Contrast Black 2.5:1White 8.39:1

CSS

--color-6e4417: #6E4417;
.background-6e4417 { background-color: #6E4417; }
.text-6e4417 { color: #6E4417; }

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
Luminance0.0751
Black text2.5:1AA Fail
White text8.39:1AA 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":"#6E4417","rgb":[110,68,23],"hsl":[31,65,26],"cmyk":[0,38,79,57],"luminance":0.0751,"contrast":{"black":2.5,"white":8.39}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#221507","hex":"#221507","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.18,"contrastWhite":17.83,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6D1917","hex":"#6D1917","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.8,"contrastWhite":11.65,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#17416D","hex":"#17416D","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.01,"contrastWhite":10.43,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.08,"contrastWhite":10.09,"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"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Sepia adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6e4417.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#17416D","analogous":["#6D1917","#6C6D17"],"triadic":["#176D44","#44176D"],"tetradic":["#176D19","#17416D","#6D176C"],"splitComplementary":["#176C6D","#19176D"],"monochromatic":["#B97327","#6E4417","#221507"]}
Variants
{"light":"#B97327","dark":"#221507","saturated":"#7C4409","desaturated":"#5F4326","pastel":"#C18444","neon":"#AD5A00"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":4.123105625617661},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":28.0178514522438},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":29.29163703175362},{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":33.481338085566414},{"slug":"walnut","name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","distance":33.52610922848042}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #6E4417

#6E4417 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #6E4417 is visually closest to Sepia, a named orange color with HEX #704214.

The RGB channels are 110, 68, and 23, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 31deg with 65% saturation and 26% 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.0751, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 4.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.5:1AA Fail
White text8.39:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6E4417 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.5:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF8.39:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#221507#FFFFFF text · best 17.83:1#221507
#6D1917#FFFFFF text · best 11.65:1#6D1917
#17416D#FFFFFF text · best 10.43:1#17416D
Bark#FFFFFF text · best 10.09:1#5B3A29
Walnut#FFFFFF text · best 9.39:1#5C4033

Generated Palette

#6E4417#6E4417
#17416D#17416D
#6D1917#6D1917
#6C6D17#6C6D17
#B97327#B97327
#221507#221507

Color Harmonies

#17416D#17416D
#6D1917#6D1917
#6C6D17#6C6D17
#176D44#176D44
#44176D#44176D

Variants

#B97327#B97327
#221507#221507
#7C4409#7C4409
#5F4326#5F4326
#C18444#C18444
#AD5A00#AD5A00

Nearest Named Colors

Sepia#704214
Bark#5B3A29
Saddle Brown#8B4513
Garnet#733635
Walnut#5C4033

Related HEX Guides

Sepia colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #704214.Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #5B3A29.Saddle Brown colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B4513.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced 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.#6E4417 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.