HEX atlas value

#A6896E

#A6896E is a warm orange HEX color close to Mocha. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 166, 137, 110, HSL 29, 24%, 54%, has luminance 0.2712, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#A6896E Sample readable text

HEX #A6896E

RGB rgb(166, 137, 110)

HSL hsl(29 24% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 34, 35)

Luminance 0.2712

Contrast Black 6.42:1White 3.27:1

CSS

--color-a6896e: #A6896E;
.background-a6896e { background-color: #A6896E; }
.text-a6896e { color: #A6896E; }

Luminance0.2712

Black text6.42:1AA Pass

White text3.27:1AA Fail

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":"#A6896E","rgb":[166,137,110],"hsl":[29,24,54],"cmyk":[0,17,34,35],"luminance":0.2712,"contrast":{"black":6.42,"white":3.27}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.27,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C9B7A6","hex":"#C9B7A6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.81,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A6A56E","hex":"#A6A56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.23,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#C08854","hex":"#C08854","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.89,"contrastWhite":3.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Mocha adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a6896e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6E8BA6","analogous":["#A66E6E","#A6A56E"],"triadic":["#6EA689","#896EA6"],"tetradic":["#6EA66E","#6E8BA6","#A56EA6"],"splitComplementary":["#6EA6A5","#6E6EA6"],"monochromatic":["#C9B7A6","#A6896E","#725B46"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C9B7A6","dark":"#725B46","saturated":"#C08854","desaturated":"#8C8A87","pastel":"#CEC9C5","neon":"#FF9B3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":23.173260452512935},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":25.39685019840059},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":30.331501776206203},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":32.046840717924134},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":32.31098884280702}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A6896E

#A6896E is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #A6896E is visually closest to Mocha, a named orange color with HEX #967969.

The RGB channels are 166, 137, and 110, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg with 24% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.2712, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.42:1AA Pass

White text3.27:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A6896E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.42:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.27:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C9B7A6#000000 text · best 10.81:1#C9B7A6

#A6A56E#000000 text · best 8.23:1#A6A56E

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

#C08854#000000 text · best 6.89:1#C08854

Antique Gold#000000 text · best 6.79:1#B08D57

Generated Palette

#A6896E#A6896E

#6E8BA6#6E8BA6

#A66E6E#A66E6E

#A6A56E#A6A56E

#C9B7A6#C9B7A6

#725B46#725B46

Color Harmonies

#6E8BA6#6E8BA6

#A66E6E#A66E6E

#A6A56E#A6A56E

#6EA689#6EA689

#896EA6#896EA6

Variants

#C9B7A6#C9B7A6

#725B46#725B46

#C08854#C08854

#8C8A87#8C8A87

#CEC9C5#CEC9C5

#FF9B3D#FF9B3D

Nearest Named Colors

Mocha#967969

Antique Gold#B08D57

Warm Gray#8A8378

Camel#C19A6B

Stone#8A817C

#A6896E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A6896E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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