#656756#656756

#656756 is a mid, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.026 H 112.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656756
RGB	rgb(101, 103, 86)
HSL	hsl(67, 9%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(67, 17%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.9%, 0%, 16.5%, 59.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.97, -4.08, 9.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.97, 10.20, 113.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.69% -0.0101 0.0241)
OKLCH	oklch(50.69% 0.026 112.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.8966, 13.1392, 10.7117)
Luminance	0.1314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656756 #585667

analogous

#676156 #656756 #5D6756

triadic

#656756 #566567 #675665

tetradic

#656756 #566761 #585667 #67565D

square

#656756 #566761 #585667 #67565D

split-complementary

#656756 #565D67 #615667

monochromatic

#24241E #44463A #656756 #868872 #A3A593

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#656756 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#656756 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656756

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656756	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656756	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6555

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6657

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#676562

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656756;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 103, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.026 112.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#919285',
    500: '#656756',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656756;
$custom-light: #919285;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656756",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.059,
    "s": 8.995,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50692,
    "c": 0.02614,
    "h": 112.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656756

secondary

#878594

accent

#76B27D

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0C0D0B

muted

#7D7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #656756

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

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