Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#6E4A02

#6E4A02 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sepia. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 110, 74, 2, HSL 40, 96%, 22%, has luminance 0.0822, and belongs to the dark group.

orangewarmdark
#6E4A02 Sample readable text
HEX #6E4A02
RGB rgb(110, 74, 2)
HSL hsl(40 96% 22%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 98, 57)
Luminance 0.0822
Contrast Black 2.64:1White 7.94:1

CSS

--color-6e4a02: #6E4A02;
.background-6e4a02 { background-color: #6E4A02; }
.text-6e4a02 { color: #6E4A02; }

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
Luminance0.0822
Black text2.64:1AA Fail
White text7.94:1AA 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":"#6E4A02","rgb":[110,74,2],"hsl":[40,96,22],"cmyk":[0,33,98,57],"luminance":0.0822,"contrast":{"black":2.64,"white":7.94}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#140D00","hex":"#140D00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.09,"contrastWhite":19.3,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#02266E","hex":"#02266E","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.5,"contrastWhite":13.96,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6E1402","hex":"#6E1402","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.76,"contrastWhite":11.9,"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":"#62460F","hex":"#62460F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.4,"contrastWhite":8.74,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","dark","dark orange","Sepia adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6e4a02.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#02266E","analogous":["#6E1402","#5C6E02"],"triadic":["#026E4A","#4A026E"],"tetradic":["#026E14","#02266E","#6E025C"],"splitComplementary":["#025C6E","#14026E"],"monochromatic":["#C88704","#6E4A02","#140D00"]}
Variants
{"light":"#C88704","dark":"#140D00","saturated":"#704B00","desaturated":"#62460F","pastel":"#D99817","neon":"#996600"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":19.79898987322333},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":33.98529093593286},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":46.238512086787566},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":49.68903299521938},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":49.68903299521938}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #6E4A02

#6E4A02 is classified as a warm orange value with dark visual character. #6E4A02 is visually closest to Sepia, a named orange color with HEX #704214.

The RGB channels are 110, 74, and 2, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg with 96% saturation and 22% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.0822, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.64:1AA Fail
White text7.94:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6E4A02 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.64:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF7.94:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#140D00#FFFFFF text · best 19.3:1#140D00
#02266E#FFFFFF text · best 13.96:1#02266E
#6E1402#FFFFFF text · best 11.9:1#6E1402
Bark#FFFFFF text · best 10.09:1#5B3A29
#62460F#FFFFFF text · best 8.74:1#62460F

Generated Palette

#6E4A02#6E4A02
#02266E#02266E
#6E1402#6E1402
#5C6E02#5C6E02
#C88704#C88704
#140D00#140D00

Color Harmonies

#02266E#02266E
#6E1402#6E1402
#5C6E02#5C6E02
#026E4A#026E4A
#4A026E#4A026E

Variants

#C88704#C88704
#140D00#140D00
#704B00#704B00
#62460F#62460F
#D99817#D99817
#996600#996600

Nearest Named Colors

Sepia#704214
Saddle Brown#8B4513
Bark#5B3A29
Brick Red#8A3324
Burnt Umber#8A3324

Related HEX Guides

Sepia colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #704214.Saddle Brown colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B4513.Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #5B3A29.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Dark colorsFind colors in the dark 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.#6E4A02 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.