HEX atlas value

#6E6A17

#6E6A17 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Fern Frond. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 110, 106, 23, HSL 57, 65%, 26%, has luminance 0.1368, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#6E6A17 Sample readable text

HEX #6E6A17

RGB rgb(110, 106, 23)

HSL hsl(57 65% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 79, 57)

Luminance 0.1368

Contrast Black 3.74:1White 5.62:1

CSS

--color-6e6a17: #6E6A17;
.background-6e6a17 { background-color: #6E6A17; }
.text-6e6a17 { color: #6E6A17; }

Luminance0.1368

Black text3.74:1AA Fail

White text5.62:1AA 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":"#6E6A17","rgb":[110,106,23],"hsl":[57,65,26],"cmyk":[0,4,79,57],"luminance":0.1368,"contrast":{"black":3.74,"white":5.62}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#222007","hex":"#222007","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.28,"contrastWhite":16.43,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#171C6D","hex":"#171C6D","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.42,"contrastWhite":14.75,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B9B227","hex":"#B9B227","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.46,"contrastWhite":2.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6D3E17","hex":"#6D3E17","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.93,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5F5C26","hex":"#5F5C26","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.05,"contrastWhite":6.89,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Fern Frond adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6e6a17.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#171C6D","analogous":["#6D3E17","#476D17"],"triadic":["#176D69","#69176D"],"tetradic":["#176D3E","#171C6D","#6D1747"],"splitComplementary":["#17476D","#3E176D"],"monochromatic":["#B9B227","#6E6A17","#222007"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B9B227","dark":"#222007","saturated":"#7C7609","desaturated":"#5F5C26","pastel":"#C1BA44","neon":"#ADA500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":15.033296378372908},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":34.66987164671943},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":36.565010597564445},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":38.06573262134856},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":38.06573262134856}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6E6A17

#6E6A17 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #6E6A17 is visually closest to Fern Frond, a named green color with HEX #657220.

The RGB channels are 110, 106, and 23, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 57deg 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, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.1368, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.74:1AA Fail

White text5.62:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6E6A17 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.74:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.62:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#222007#FFFFFF text · best 16.43:1#222007

#171C6D#FFFFFF text · best 14.75:1#171C6D

#B9B227#000000 text · best 9.46:1#B9B227

#6D3E17#FFFFFF text · best 8.93:1#6D3E17

#5F5C26#FFFFFF text · best 6.89:1#5F5C26

Generated Palette

#6E6A17#6E6A17

#171C6D#171C6D

#6D3E17#6D3E17

#476D17#476D17

#B9B227#B9B227

#222007#222007

Color Harmonies

#171C6D#171C6D

#6D3E17#6D3E17

#476D17#476D17

#176D69#176D69

#69176D#69176D

Variants

#B9B227#B9B227

#222007#222007

#7C7609#7C7609

#5F5C26#5F5C26

#C1BA44#C1BA44

#ADA500#ADA500

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Frond#657220

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Olive#808000

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

#6E6A17

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6E6A17

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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