HEX atlas value

#A6946E

#A6946E is a warm orange HEX color close to Antique Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 166, 148, 110, HSL 41, 24%, 54%, has luminance 0.3041, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#A6946E Sample readable text

HEX #A6946E

RGB rgb(166, 148, 110)

HSL hsl(41 24% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 11, 34, 35)

Luminance 0.3041

Contrast Black 7.08:1White 2.97:1

CSS

--color-a6946e: #A6946E;
.background-a6946e { background-color: #A6946E; }
.text-a6946e { color: #A6946E; }

Luminance0.3041

Black text7.08:1AA Pass

White text2.97:1AA 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":"#A6946E","rgb":[166,148,110],"hsl":[41,24,54],"cmyk":[0,11,34,35],"luminance":0.3041,"contrast":{"black":7.08,"white":2.97}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.97,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C9BEA6","hex":"#C9BEA6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.4,"contrastWhite":1.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C09D54","hex":"#C09D54","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.19,"contrastWhite":2.56,"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":"#9CA66E","hex":"#9CA66E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.09,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.63,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Antique Gold 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/a6946e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6E7FA6","analogous":["#A6786E","#9CA66E"],"triadic":["#6EA694","#946EA6"],"tetradic":["#6EA678","#6E7FA6","#A66E9C"],"splitComplementary":["#6E9CA6","#786EA6"],"monochromatic":["#C9BEA6","#A6946E","#726446"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C9BEA6","dark":"#726446","saturated":"#C09D54","desaturated":"#8C8B87","pastel":"#CECBC5","neon":"#FFC23D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":26.038433132583073},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":27.820855486487112},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":31.575306807693888},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":31.78049716414141},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":34.249087579087416}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A6946E

#A6946E is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #A6946E is visually closest to Antique Gold, a named orange color with HEX #B08D57.

The RGB channels are 166, 148, and 110, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 41deg 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 0.3041, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.08:1AA Pass

White text2.97:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A6946E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.08:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.97:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C9BEA6#000000 text · best 11.4:1#C9BEA6

#C09D54#000000 text · best 8.19:1#C09D54

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

#9CA66E#000000 text · best 8.09:1#9CA66E

Driftwood#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A69A8D

Generated Palette

#A6946E#A6946E

#6E7FA6#6E7FA6

#A6786E#A6786E

#9CA66E#9CA66E

#C9BEA6#C9BEA6

#726446#726446

Color Harmonies

#6E7FA6#6E7FA6

#A6786E#A6786E

#9CA66E#9CA66E

#6EA694#6EA694

#946EA6#946EA6

Variants

#C9BEA6#C9BEA6

#726446#726446

#C09D54#C09D54

#8C8B87#8C8B87

#CECBC5#CECBC5

#FFC23D#FFC23D

Nearest Named Colors

Antique Gold#B08D57

Camel#C19A6B

Driftwood#A69A8D

Mocha#967969

Warm Gray#8A8378

#A6946E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A6946E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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