#656517#656517

#656517 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.097 H 109.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656517
RGB	rgb(101, 101, 23)
HSL	hsl(60, 63%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(60, 77%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 77.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.43, -10.14, 41.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.43, 42.53, 103.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% -0.0322 0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.097 109.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.1755, 12.1362, 2.6170)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656517 #171765

analogous

#653E17 #656517 #3E6517

triadic

#656517 #176565 #651765

tetradic

#656517 #17653E #171765 #65173E

square

#656517 #17653E #171765 #65173E

split-complementary

#656517 #173E65 #3E1765

monochromatic

#191906 #33330C #656517 #979722 #C9C92E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#656517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#656517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656517

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656517	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6007

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F631D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D5E56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 101, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.097 109.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#94905b',
    500: '#656517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656517;
$custom-light: #94905b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 62.903,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49162,
    "c": 0.09657,
    "h": 109.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656517

secondary

#3C3C9B

accent

#42E642

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0D0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #656517

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

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