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HEX atlas value

#6E6002

#6E6002 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Sepia. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 110, 96, 2, HSL 52, 96%, 22%, has luminance 0.1169, and belongs to the dark group.

yellowwarmdark
#6E6002 Sample readable text
HEX #6E6002
RGB rgb(110, 96, 2)
HSL hsl(52 96% 22%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 98, 57)
Luminance 0.1169
Contrast Black 3.34:1White 6.29:1

CSS

--color-6e6002: #6E6002;
.background-6e6002 { background-color: #6E6002; }
.text-6e6002 { color: #6E6002; }

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
Luminance0.1169
Black text3.34:1AA Fail
White text6.29:1AA 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":"#6E6002","rgb":[110,96,2],"hsl":[52,96,22],"cmyk":[0,13,98,57],"luminance":0.1169,"contrast":{"black":3.34,"white":6.29}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.34,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#141100","hex":"#141100","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.11,"contrastWhite":18.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#02116E","hex":"#02116E","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.31,"contrastWhite":16.06,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6E2A02","hex":"#6E2A02","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2,"contrastWhite":10.52,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#C8AE04","hex":"#C8AE04","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.51,"contrastWhite":2.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","dark","dark yellow","Sepia adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6e6002.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/olive.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#02116E","analogous":["#6E2A02","#466E02"],"triadic":["#026E60","#60026E"],"tetradic":["#026E2A","#02116E","#6E0246"],"splitComplementary":["#02466E","#2A026E"],"monochromatic":["#C8AE04","#6E6002","#141100"]}
Variants
{"light":"#C8AE04","dark":"#141100","saturated":"#706100","desaturated":"#62570F","pastel":"#D9BF17","neon":"#998500"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":35.04283093587046},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":36.124783736376884},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":36.76955262170047},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":41.6293165929973},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":43.116122274620196}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #6E6002

#6E6002 is classified as a warm yellow value with dark visual character. #6E6002 is visually closest to Sepia, a named orange color with HEX #704214.

The RGB channels are 110, 96, and 2, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 52deg 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 0.1169, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 35.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.34:1AA Fail
White text6.29:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6E6002 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.34:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF6.29:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#141100#FFFFFF text · best 18.92:1#141100
#02116E#FFFFFF text · best 16.06:1#02116E
#6E2A02#FFFFFF text · best 10.52:1#6E2A02
#C8AE04#000000 text · best 9.51:1#C8AE04
Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214

Generated Palette

#6E6002#6E6002
#02116E#02116E
#6E2A02#6E2A02
#466E02#466E02
#C8AE04#C8AE04
#141100#141100

Color Harmonies

#02116E#02116E
#6E2A02#6E2A02
#466E02#466E02
#026E60#026E60
#60026E#60026E

Variants

#C8AE04#C8AE04
#141100#141100
#706100#706100
#62570F#62570F
#D9BF17#D9BF17
#998500#998500

Nearest Named Colors

Sepia#704214
Fern Frond#657220
Olive#808000
Avocado#568203
Saddle Brown#8B4513

Related HEX Guides

Sepia colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #704214.Fern Frond colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #657220.Olive colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #808000.Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow 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.#6E6002 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.