#656240#656240

#656240 is a mid, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.050 H 103.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656240
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 64)
HSL	hsl(55, 22%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(55, 37%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 36.6%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.01, -4.62, 19.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.01, 20.35, 103.12°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% -0.012 0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.05 103.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.6600, 11.8725, 6.5796)
Luminance	0.1187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656240 #404365

analogous

#655040 #656240 #566540

triadic

#656240 #406562 #624065

tetradic

#656240 #406550 #404365 #654056

square

#656240 #406550 #404365 #654056

split-complementary

#656240 #405665 #504065

monochromatic

#1A1911 #403E28 #656240 #8A8658 #A9A577

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#656240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#656240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656240

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656240	1.00	6.22	3.37	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68603E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696241

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A5E59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.050 103.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#918e75',
    500: '#656240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656240;
$custom-light: #918e75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.135,
    "s": 22.424,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48987,
    "c": 0.05048,
    "h": 103.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656240

secondary

#6D7094

accent

#70BF69

background

#F9F8F7

surface

#F1F0ED

border

#CBCBC8

text

#0D0C08

muted

#7E7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #656240

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

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