#656356#656356

#656356 is a mid, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.020 H 99.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656356
RGB	rgb(101, 99, 86)
HSL	hsl(52, 8%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(52, 15%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2%, 14.9%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.79, -1.72, 7.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.79, 7.87, 102.63°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% -0.0035 0.0199)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.02 99.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.5082, 12.3624, 10.5822)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656356 #565865

analogous

#655C56 #656356 #606556

triadic

#656356 #566563 #635665

tetradic

#656356 #56655C #565865 #655660

square

#656356 #56655C #565865 #655660

split-complementary

#656356 #566065 #5C5665

monochromatic

#23221E #44433A #656356 #868372 #A3A193

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#656356 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#656356 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656356

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656356	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656356	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666255

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666356

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#68615F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656356;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 99, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.020 99.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#918f85',
    500: '#656356',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656356;
$custom-light: #918f85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656356",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52,
    "s": 8.021,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49755,
    "c": 0.02019,
    "h": 99.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656356

secondary

#858792

accent

#7FB177

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0C0C0B

muted

#7D7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #656356

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

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