#656216#656216

#656216 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.094 H 107.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656216
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 22)
HSL	hsl(58, 64%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(58, 78%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 78.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.51, -8.48, 40.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.51, 41.69, 101.74°)
OKLab	oklab(48.42% -0.0277 0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(48.42% 0.094 107.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.8797, 11.5603, 2.4698)
Luminance	0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656216 #161965

analogous

#653B16 #656216 #416516

triadic

#656216 #166562 #621665

tetradic

#656216 #16653B #161965 #651641

square

#656216 #16653B #161965 #651641

split-complementary

#656216 #164165 #3B1665

monochromatic

#191805 #33310B #656216 #979321 #CAC42C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#656216 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#656216 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656216

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656216	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656216	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B5E07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C611C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D5B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656216;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.094 107.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#948e5a',
    500: '#656216',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656216;
$custom-light: #948e5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656216",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.722,
    "s": 64.228,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48423,
    "c": 0.09397,
    "h": 107.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656216

secondary

#3B3F9C

accent

#47E741

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0D0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #656216

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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