#656757#656757

#656757 is a mid, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.025 H 113.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656757
RGB	rgb(101, 103, 87)
HSL	hsl(68, 8%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(68, 16%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.9%, 0%, 15.5%, 59.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.00, -3.90, 8.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.00, 9.61, 113.95°)
OKLab	oklab(50.72% -0.0096 0.0227)
OKLCH	oklch(50.72% 0.025 113.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.9372, 13.1554, 10.9254)
Luminance	0.1316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656757 #595767

analogous

#676157 #656757 #5D6757

triadic

#656757 #576567 #675765

tetradic

#656757 #576761 #595767 #67575D

square

#656757 #576761 #595767 #67575D

split-complementary

#656757 #575D67 #615767

monochromatic

#24251F #44463B #656757 #868873 #A2A594

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#656757 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#656757 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656757

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656757	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656757	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6556

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6658

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#676562

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656757;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 103, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.025 113.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#919286',
    500: '#656757',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656757;
$custom-light: #919286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656757",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.5,
    "s": 8.421,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50719,
    "c": 0.02464,
    "h": 113.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656757

secondary

#888694

accent

#76B17E

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0C0D0B

muted

#7D7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #656757

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

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