#656B16#656B16

#656B16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.104 H 113.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656B16
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 22)
HSL	hsl(64, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(64, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 79.4%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.27, -13.53, 43.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.27, 45.46, 107.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% -0.0418 0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.104 113.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.7697, 13.3402, 2.7665)
Luminance	0.1334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656B16 #1C166B

analogous

#6B4616 #656B16 #3B6B16

triadic

#656B16 #16656B #6B1665

tetradic

#656B16 #166B46 #1C166B #6B163B

square

#656B16 #166B46 #1C166B #6B163B

split-complementary

#656B16 #163B6B #46166B

monochromatic

#181905 #35380C #656B16 #959E20 #C5D12B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#656B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#656B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656B16

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656B16	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736503

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73671D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C645B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.104 113.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#94955b',
    500: '#656b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656b16;
$custom-light: #94955b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.235,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50633,
    "c": 0.10403,
    "h": 113.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656B16

secondary

#433BA1

accent

#3FE94B

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F1E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0D0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #656B16

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

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