HEX atlas value

#A69A6E

#A69A6E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Camel. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 166, 154, 110, HSL 47, 24%, 54%, has luminance 0.3234, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#A69A6E Sample readable text

HEX #A69A6E

RGB rgb(166, 154, 110)

HSL hsl(47 24% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 34, 35)

Luminance 0.3234

Contrast Black 7.47:1White 2.81:1

CSS

--color-a69a6e: #A69A6E;
.background-a69a6e { background-color: #A69A6E; }
.text-a69a6e { color: #A69A6E; }

Luminance0.3234

Black text7.47:1AA Pass

White text2.81:1AA 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":"#A69A6E","rgb":[166,154,110],"hsl":[47,24,54],"cmyk":[0,7,34,35],"luminance":0.3234,"contrast":{"black":7.47,"white":2.81}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.47,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.81,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C9C1A6","hex":"#C9C1A6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.66,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C0A854","hex":"#C0A854","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.97,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#96A66E","hex":"#96A66E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.98,"contrastWhite":2.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Camel adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a69a6e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6E7AA6","analogous":["#A67E6E","#96A66E"],"triadic":["#6EA69A","#9A6EA6"],"tetradic":["#6EA67E","#6E7AA6","#A66E96"],"splitComplementary":["#6E96A6","#7E6EA6"],"monochromatic":["#C9C1A6","#A69A6E","#726846"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C9C1A6","dark":"#726846","saturated":"#C0A854","desaturated":"#8C8B87","pastel":"#CECCC5","neon":"#FFD53D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":27.16615541441225},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":28.24889378365107},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":31},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":33.823069050575526},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":33.83784863137726}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A69A6E

#A69A6E is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #A69A6E is visually closest to Camel, a named orange color with HEX #C19A6B.

The RGB channels are 166, 154, and 110, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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 0.3234, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.47:1AA Pass

White text2.81:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A69A6E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.47:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.81:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C9C1A6#000000 text · best 11.66:1#C9C1A6

Sage Gray#000000 text · best 9.15:1#B2AC88

#C0A854#000000 text · best 8.97:1#C0A854

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

#96A66E#000000 text · best 7.98:1#96A66E

Generated Palette

#A69A6E#A69A6E

#6E7AA6#6E7AA6

#A67E6E#A67E6E

#96A66E#96A66E

#C9C1A6#C9C1A6

#726846#726846

Color Harmonies

#6E7AA6#6E7AA6

#A67E6E#A67E6E

#96A66E#96A66E

#6EA69A#6EA69A

#9A6EA6#9A6EA6

Variants

#C9C1A6#C9C1A6

#726846#726846

#C0A854#C0A854

#8C8B87#8C8B87

#CECCC5#CECCC5

#FFD53D#FFD53D

Nearest Named Colors

Camel#C19A6B

Antique Gold#B08D57

Driftwood#A69A8D

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Moss Green#8A9A5B

#A69A6E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A69A6E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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