#656236#656236

#656236 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.063 H 105.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656236
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 54)
HSL	hsl(56, 30%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(56, 47%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 46.5%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, -5.87, 25.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 26.06, 103.03°)
OKLab	oklab(48.8% -0.0165 0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(48.8% 0.063 105.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.4006, 11.7687, 5.2130)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656236 #363965

analogous

#654A36 #656236 #506536

triadic

#656236 #366562 #623665

tetradic

#656236 #36654A #363965 #653650

square

#656236 #36654A #363965 #653650

split-complementary

#656236 #365065 #4A3665

monochromatic

#15150B #3D3B21 #656236 #8D894B #AEA967

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#656236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#656236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656236

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656236	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6138

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B5D57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.063 105.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#928e6e',
    500: '#656236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656236;
$custom-light: #928e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.17,
    "s": 30.323,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48801,
    "c": 0.06339,
    "h": 105.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656236

secondary

#616596

accent

#68C761

background

#F9F8F6

surface

#F1F0EC

border

#CBCBC7

text

#0D0C07

muted

#7E7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #656236

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

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