#656221#656221

#656221 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.086 H 106.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656221
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 33)
HSL	hsl(57, 51%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(57, 67%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 67.3%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, -7.82, 36.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 37.00, 102.20°)
OKLab	oklab(48.52% -0.0246 0.0821)
OKLCH	oklch(48.52% 0.086 106.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.0094, 11.6122, 3.1527)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656221 #212465

analogous

#654021 #656221 #466521

triadic

#656221 #216562 #622165

tetradic

#656221 #216540 #212465 #652146

square

#656221 #216540 #212465 #652146

split-complementary

#656221 #214665 #402165

monochromatic

#171608 #373512 #656221 #938F30 #C1BB40

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#656221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#656221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656221

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656221	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5E19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6125

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C5B54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.086 106.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#938e60',
    500: '#656221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656221;
$custom-light: #938e60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.353,
    "s": 50.746,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48518,
    "c": 0.08566,
    "h": 106.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656221

secondary

#494C99

accent

#54DA4E

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0EA

border

#CCCBC6

text

#0D0C05

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #656221

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

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