HEX atlas value

#6E7637

#6E7637 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 110, 118, 55, HSL 68, 36%, 34%, has luminance 0.1655, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#6E7637 Sample readable text

HEX #6E7637

RGB rgb(110, 118, 55)

HSL hsl(68 36% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 53, 54)

Luminance 0.1655

Contrast Black 4.31:1White 4.87:1

CSS

--color-6e7637: #6E7637;
.background-6e7637 { background-color: #6E7637; }
.text-6e7637 { color: #6E7637; }

Luminance0.1655

Black text4.31:1AA Fail

White text4.87:1AA 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":"#6E7637","rgb":[110,118,55],"hsl":[68,36,34],"cmyk":[7,0,53,54],"luminance":0.1655,"contrast":{"black":4.31,"white":4.87}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.31,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#34371A","hex":"#34371A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.71,"contrastWhite":12.3,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#403776","hex":"#403776","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.03,"contrastWhite":10.37,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A5B159","hex":"#A5B159","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.03,"contrastWhite":2.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#60634B","hex":"#60634B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.38,"contrastWhite":6.21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#765F37","hex":"#765F37","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.46,"contrastWhite":6.07,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Olive Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6e7637.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#403776","analogous":["#765F37","#4E7637"],"triadic":["#376E76","#76376E"],"tetradic":["#37765F","#403776","#76374E"],"splitComplementary":["#374E76","#5F3776"],"monochromatic":["#A5B159","#6E7637","#34371A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A5B159","dark":"#34371A","saturated":"#7C8924","desaturated":"#60634B","pastel":"#A7AC80","neon":"#BAD600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":28.460498941515414},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":28.722813232690143},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":31.38470965295043}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6E7637

#6E7637 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #6E7637 is visually closest to Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #708238.

The RGB channels are 110, 118, and 55, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 36% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1655, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.31:1AA Fail

White text4.87:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6E7637 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.31:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.87:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#34371A#FFFFFF text · best 12.3:1#34371A

#403776#FFFFFF text · best 10.37:1#403776

#A5B159#000000 text · best 9.03:1#A5B159

#60634B#FFFFFF text · best 6.21:1#60634B

#765F37#FFFFFF text · best 6.07:1#765F37

Generated Palette

#6E7637#6E7637

#403776#403776

#765F37#765F37

#4E7637#4E7637

#A5B159#A5B159

#34371A#34371A

Color Harmonies

#403776#403776

#765F37#765F37

#4E7637#4E7637

#376E76#376E76

#76376E#76376E

Variants

#A5B159#A5B159

#34371A#34371A

#7C8924#7C8924

#60634B#60634B

#A7AC80#A7AC80

#BAD600#BAD600

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Green#708238

Fern Frond#657220

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Raw Umber#826644

Olive Drab#6B8E23

#6E7637

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6E7637

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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