#656233#656233

#656233 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.067 H 105.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656233
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 51)
HSL	hsl(56, 33%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(56, 50%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 49.5%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, -6.21, 27.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 27.73, 102.94°)
OKLab	oklab(48.75% -0.0178 0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(48.75% 0.067 105.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.3323, 11.7414, 4.8534)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656233 #333665

analogous

#654933 #656233 #4F6533

triadic

#656233 #336562 #623365

tetradic

#656233 #336549 #333665 #65334F

square

#656233 #336549 #333665 #65334F

split-complementary

#656233 #334F65 #493365

monochromatic

#14140A #3C3B1E #656233 #8E8948 #B0AB62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#656233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#656233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656233

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656233	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6135

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B5D57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.067 105.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#928e6c',
    500: '#656233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656233;
$custom-light: #928e6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.4,
    "s": 32.895,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48751,
    "c": 0.06701,
    "h": 105.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656233

secondary

#5E6196

accent

#65C95F

background

#F9F8F6

surface

#F1F0EB

border

#CBCBC6

text

#0D0C07

muted

#7E7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #656233

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

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