#656238#656238

#656238 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.061 H 104.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656238
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 56)
HSL	hsl(56, 29%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(56, 45%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 44.6%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.88, -5.64, 24.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.88, 24.93, 103.07°)
OKLab	oklab(48.84% -0.0156 0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(48.84% 0.061 104.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.4485, 11.7879, 5.4655)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656238 #383B65

analogous

#654B38 #656238 #516538

triadic

#656238 #386562 #623865

tetradic

#656238 #38654B #383B65 #653851

square

#656238 #38654B #383B65 #653851

split-complementary

#656238 #385165 #4B3865

monochromatic

#16160C #3E3C22 #656238 #8C884E #ADA86B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#656238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#656238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656238

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656238	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A613A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B5D58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.061 104.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#928e6f',
    500: '#656238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656238;
$custom-light: #928e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56,
    "s": 28.662,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48835,
    "c": 0.06091,
    "h": 104.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656238

secondary

#636795

accent

#69C563

background

#F9F8F6

surface

#F1F0EC

border

#CBCBC7

text

#0D0C07

muted

#7E7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #656238

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

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