#656255#656255

#656255 is a mid, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.020 H 96.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656255
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 85)
HSL	hsl(49, 9%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(49, 16%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 15.8%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, -1.31, 7.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 7.94, 99.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% -0.0023 0.0203)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.02 96.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.3741, 12.1581, 10.3401)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656255 #555865

analogous

#655A55 #656255 #606555

triadic

#656255 #556562 #625565

tetradic

#656255 #55655A #555865 #655560

square

#656255 #55655A #555865 #655560

split-complementary

#656255 #556065 #5A5565

monochromatic

#23221D #444239 #656255 #868271 #A3A092

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#656255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#656255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656255

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656255	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656154

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666255

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#68605E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.020 96.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#918e84',
    500: '#656255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656255;
$custom-light: #918e84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48.75,
    "s": 8.602,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49495,
    "c": 0.02042,
    "h": 96.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656255

secondary

#848792

accent

#81B276

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0C0C0B

muted

#7D7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #656255

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

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