#656538#656538

#656538 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.065 H 108.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656538
RGB	rgb(101, 101, 56)
HSL	hsl(60, 29%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(60, 45%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 44.6%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.78, -7.38, 25.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.78, 26.47, 106.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% -0.0206 0.0614)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.065 108.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.7345, 12.3598, 5.5608)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656538 #383865

analogous

#654E38 #656538 #4E6538

triadic

#656538 #386565 #653865

tetradic

#656538 #38654E #383865 #65384E

square

#656538 #38654E #383865 #65384E

split-complementary

#656538 #384E65 #4E3865

monochromatic

#16160C #3E3E22 #656538 #8C8C4E #ADAD6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#656538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#656538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656538

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656538	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)

#6C6234

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C633A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B605A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 101, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.065 108.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#92906f',
    500: '#656538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656538;
$custom-light: #92906f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 28.662,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49555,
    "c": 0.0648,
    "h": 108.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656538

secondary

#636395

accent

#63C563

background

#F9F8F6

surface

#F1F0EC

border

#CBCBC7

text

#0D0C07

muted

#7E7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #656538

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

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