#656231#656231

#656231 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.069 H 105.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656231
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 49)
HSL	hsl(57, 35%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(57, 51%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 51.5%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, -6.42, 28.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 28.82, 102.87°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% -0.0186 0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.069 105.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.2891, 11.7241, 4.6261)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656231 #313465

analogous

#654831 #656231 #4E6531

triadic

#656231 #316562 #623165

tetradic

#656231 #316548 #313465 #65314E

square

#656231 #316548 #313465 #65314E

split-complementary

#656231 #314E65 #483165

monochromatic

#15140A #3C3A1D #656231 #8E8A45 #B1AD5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#656231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#656231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656231

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656231	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6133

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C5C57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.069 105.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#928e6a',
    500: '#656231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656231;
$custom-light: #928e6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.538,
    "s": 34.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4872,
    "c": 0.06935,
    "h": 105.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656231

secondary

#5C5F96

accent

#63CB5D

background

#F9F8F6

surface

#F1F0EB

border

#CBCBC6

text

#0D0C06

muted

#7E7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #656231

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

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