HEX atlas value

#A6A36E

#A6A36E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Camel. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 166, 163, 110, HSL 57, 24%, 54%, has luminance 0.3543, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#A6A36E Sample readable text

HEX #A6A36E

RGB rgb(166, 163, 110)

HSL hsl(57 24% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 34, 35)

Luminance 0.3543

Contrast Black 8.09:1White 2.6:1

CSS

--color-a6a36e: #A6A36E;
.background-a6a36e { background-color: #A6A36E; }
.text-a6a36e { color: #A6A36E; }

Luminance0.3543

Black text8.09:1AA Pass

White text2.6:1AA 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":"#A6A36E","rgb":[166,163,110],"hsl":[57,24,54],"cmyk":[0,2,34,35],"luminance":0.3543,"contrast":{"black":8.09,"white":2.6}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C9C7A6","hex":"#C9C7A6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.2,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C0BA54","hex":"#C0BA54","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.39,"contrastWhite":2.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"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":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/a6a36e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6E70A6","analogous":["#A6876E","#8DA66E"],"triadic":["#6EA6A3","#A36EA6"],"tetradic":["#6EA687","#6E70A6","#A66E8D"],"splitComplementary":["#6E8DA6","#876EA6"],"monochromatic":["#C9C7A6","#A6A36E","#727046"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C9C7A6","dark":"#727046","saturated":"#C0BA54","desaturated":"#8C8C87","pastel":"#CECEC5","neon":"#FFF53D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":28.61817604250837},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":30.01666203960727},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":30.331501776206203},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":30.62678566222711},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":32.28002478313795}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A6A36E

#A6A36E is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #A6A36E is visually closest to Camel, a named orange color with HEX #C19A6B.

The RGB channels are 166, 163, and 110, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 57deg 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 0.3543, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.09:1AA Pass

White text2.6:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A6A36E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.6:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C9C7A6#000000 text · best 12.2:1#C9C7A6

#C0BA54#000000 text · best 10.39:1#C0BA54

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

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

Sage Green#000000 text · best 8.9:1#9CAF88

Generated Palette

#A6A36E#A6A36E

#6E70A6#6E70A6

#A6876E#A6876E

#8DA66E#8DA66E

#C9C7A6#C9C7A6

#727046#727046

Color Harmonies

#6E70A6#6E70A6

#A6876E#A6876E

#8DA66E#8DA66E

#6EA6A3#6EA6A3

#A36EA6#A36EA6

Variants

#C9C7A6#C9C7A6

#727046#727046

#C0BA54#C0BA54

#8C8C87#8C8C87

#CECEC5#CECEC5

#FFF53D#FFF53D

Nearest Named Colors

Camel#C19A6B

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Sage Green#9CAF88

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Driftwood#A69A8D

#A6A36E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A6A36E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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