#656256#656256

#656256 is a mid, near-neutral yellow. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.019 H 95.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656256
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 86)
HSL	hsl(48, 8%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(48, 15%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 14.9%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.49, -1.13, 7.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.49, 7.35, 98.82°)
OKLab	oklab(49.52% -0.0018 0.0188)
OKLCH	oklch(49.52% 0.019 95.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.4141, 12.1741, 10.5508)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656256 #565965

analogous

#655B56 #656256 #616556

triadic

#656256 #566562 #625665

tetradic

#656256 #56655B #565965 #655661

square

#656256 #56655B #565965 #655661

split-complementary

#656256 #566165 #5B5665

monochromatic

#23221E #44423A #656256 #868272 #A3A093

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#656256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#656256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656256

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656256	1.00	6.11	3.43	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656155

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666256

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#68605F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.019 95.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#918e85',
    500: '#656256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656256;
$custom-light: #918e85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48,
    "s": 8.021,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49523,
    "c": 0.01892,
    "h": 95.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656256

secondary

#858892

accent

#82B177

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0C0C0B

muted

#7D7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #656256

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

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