#656237#656237

#656237 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.062 H 105.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656237
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 55)
HSL	hsl(56, 29%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(56, 46%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 45.5%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, -5.76, 24.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 25.50, 103.05°)
OKLab	oklab(48.82% -0.0161 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(48.82% 0.062 105)
XYZ	xyz(10.4243, 11.7782, 5.3380)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656237 #373A65

analogous

#654B37 #656237 #516537

triadic

#656237 #376562 #623765

tetradic

#656237 #37654B #373A65 #653751

square

#656237 #37654B #373A65 #653751

split-complementary

#656237 #375165 #4B3765

monochromatic

#16150C #3D3C21 #656237 #8D884D #ADA969

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#656237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#656237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656237

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656237	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6139

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B5D58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.062 105.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#928e6e',
    500: '#656237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656237;
$custom-light: #928e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.087,
    "s": 29.487,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48818,
    "c": 0.06216,
    "h": 105
  },
  "luminance": 0.11778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656237

secondary

#626695

accent

#69C662

background

#F9F8F6

surface

#F1F0EC

border

#CBCBC7

text

#0D0C07

muted

#7E7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #656237

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

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