#656916#656916

#656916 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.102 H 112.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656916
RGB	rgb(101, 105, 22)
HSL	hsl(63, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(63, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.8%, 0%, 79%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, -12.43, 42.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 44.59, 106.18°)
OKLab	oklab(50.14% -0.0387 0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(50.14% 0.102 112.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.5636, 12.9280, 2.6978)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656916 #1A1669

analogous

#694416 #656916 #3B6916

triadic

#656916 #166569 #691665

tetradic

#656916 #166944 #1A1669 #69163B

square

#656916 #166944 #1A1669 #69163B

split-complementary

#656916 #163B69 #441669

monochromatic

#181905 #34360B #656916 #969C21 #C6CE2B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#656916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#656916 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656916

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656916	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726404

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72661D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C6259

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 105, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.102 112.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#94935b',
    500: '#656916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656916;
$custom-light: #94935b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.892,
    "s": 65.354,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50138,
    "c": 0.10171,
    "h": 112.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656916

secondary

#403B9F

accent

#3FE848

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F1E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0D0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #656916

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

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