#656555#656555

#656555 is a mid, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.025 H 107.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656555
RGB	rgb(101, 101, 85)
HSL	hsl(60, 9%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(60, 16%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 15.8%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, -3.08, 9.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 9.59, 108.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.2% -0.0073 0.0234)
OKLCH	oklch(50.2% 0.025 107.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.6601, 12.7300, 10.4355)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656555 #555565

analogous

#655D55 #656555 #5D6555

triadic

#656555 #556565 #655565

tetradic

#656555 #55655D #555565 #65555D

square

#656555 #55655D #555565 #65555D

split-complementary

#656555 #555D65 #5D5565

monochromatic

#23231D #444439 #656555 #868671 #A3A392

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#656555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#656555 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656555

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656555	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686454

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686456

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#686360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 101, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.025 107.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#919084',
    500: '#656555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656555;
$custom-light: #919084;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 8.602,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50195,
    "c": 0.02453,
    "h": 107.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656555

secondary

#848492

accent

#76B276

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0C0C0B

muted

#7D7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #656555

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

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