#656949#656949

#656949 is a mid, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.048 H 113.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656949
RGB	rgb(101, 105, 73)
HSL	hsl(68, 18%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(68, 30%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.8%, 0%, 30.5%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.29, -7.39, 17.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.29, 19.02, 112.84°)
OKLab	oklab(50.85% -0.0195 0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(50.85% 0.048 113.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.6210, 13.3510, 8.2668)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656949 #4D4969

analogous

#695D49 #656949 #556949

triadic

#656949 #496569 #694965

tetradic

#656949 #49695D #4D4969 #694955

square

#656949 #49695D #4D4969 #694955

split-complementary

#656949 #495569 #5D4969

monochromatic

#202117 #424530 #656949 #888D62 #A4A983

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#656949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#656949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656949

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656949	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6647

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D674A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#696561

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 105, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.048 113.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91937c',
    500: '#656949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656949;
$custom-light: #91937c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.5,
    "s": 17.978,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50848,
    "c": 0.04806,
    "h": 113.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656949

secondary

#7C7896

accent

#6DBB77

background

#F8F9F7

surface

#F0F1EE

border

#CBCBC9

text

#0D0D09

muted

#7D7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #656949

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

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