#656456#656456

#656456 is a mid, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.022 H 103.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656456
RGB	rgb(101, 100, 86)
HSL	hsl(56, 8%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(56, 15%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1%, 14.9%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.08, -2.31, 8.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.08, 8.42, 105.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.99% -0.0051 0.021)
OKLCH	oklch(49.99% 0.022 103.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.6036, 12.5530, 10.6140)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656456 #565765

analogous

#655D56 #656456 #5F6556

triadic

#656456 #566564 #645665

tetradic

#656456 #56655D #565765 #65565F

square

#656456 #56655D #565765 #65565F

split-complementary

#656456 #565F65 #5D5665

monochromatic

#23231E #44433A #656456 #868572 #A3A293

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#656456 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#656456 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656456

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656456	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656456	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676355

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676456

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#676260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656456;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 100, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.022 103.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#919085',
    500: '#656456',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656456;
$custom-light: #919085;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656456",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56,
    "s": 8.021,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49988,
    "c": 0.02157,
    "h": 103.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656456

secondary

#858692

accent

#7BB177

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0C0C0B

muted

#7D7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #656456

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

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