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HEX atlas value

#6E5517

#6E5517 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sepia. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 110, 85, 23, HSL 43, 65%, 26%, has luminance 0.0987, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#6E5517 Sample readable text
HEX #6E5517
RGB rgb(110, 85, 23)
HSL hsl(43 65% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 79, 57)
Luminance 0.0987
Contrast Black 2.97:1White 7.06:1

CSS

--color-6e5517: #6E5517;
.background-6e5517 { background-color: #6E5517; }
.text-6e5517 { color: #6E5517; }

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
Luminance0.0987
Black text2.97:1AA Fail
White text7.06:1AA 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":"#6E5517","rgb":[110,85,23],"hsl":[43,65,26],"cmyk":[0,23,79,57],"luminance":0.0987,"contrast":{"black":2.97,"white":7.06}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.97,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#221A07","hex":"#221A07","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.22,"contrastWhite":17.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#17306D","hex":"#17306D","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.68,"contrastWhite":12.5,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6D2A17","hex":"#6D2A17","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.99,"contrastWhite":10.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5F4F26","hex":"#5F4F26","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.63,"contrastWhite":7.98,"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/6e5517.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#17306D","analogous":["#6D2A17","#5B6D17"],"triadic":["#176D55","#55176D"],"tetradic":["#176D2A","#17306D","#6D175B"],"splitComplementary":["#175B6D","#2A176D"],"monochromatic":["#B99027","#6E5517","#221A07"]}
Variants
{"light":"#B99027","dark":"#221A07","saturated":"#7C5B09","desaturated":"#5F4F26","pastel":"#C19D44","neon":"#AD7C00"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":31.670175244226233},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":32.77193921634788},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":33.36165463522455},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":35.58089374931439}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #6E5517

#6E5517 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #6E5517 is visually closest to Sepia, a named orange color with HEX #704214.

The RGB channels are 110, 85, and 23, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 43deg 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 0.0987, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.97:1AA Fail
White text7.06:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6E5517 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.97:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF7.06:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#221A07#FFFFFF text · best 17.24:1#221A07
#17306D#FFFFFF text · best 12.5:1#17306D
#6D2A17#FFFFFF text · best 10.53:1#6D2A17
Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214
#5F4F26#FFFFFF text · best 7.98:1#5F4F26

Generated Palette

#6E5517#6E5517
#17306D#17306D
#6D2A17#6D2A17
#5B6D17#5B6D17
#B99027#B99027
#221A07#221A07

Color Harmonies

#17306D#17306D
#6D2A17#6D2A17
#5B6D17#5B6D17
#176D55#176D55
#55176D#55176D

Variants

#B99027#B99027
#221A07#221A07
#7C5B09#7C5B09
#5F4F26#5F4F26
#C19D44#C19D44
#AD7C00#AD7C00

Nearest Named Colors

Sepia#704214
Fern Frond#657220
Coffee#6F4E37
Saddle Brown#8B4513
Cedar#8B5A2B

Related HEX Guides

Sepia colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #704214.Fern Frond colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #657220.Coffee colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6F4E37.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.#6E5517 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.