#656C16#656C16

#656C16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.105 H 114.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656C16
RGB	rgb(101, 108, 22)
HSL	hsl(65, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(65, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 79.6%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.58, -14.08, 43.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.58, 45.89, 107.87°)
OKLab	oklab(50.88% -0.0433 0.0959)
OKLCH	oklch(50.88% 0.105 114.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.8745, 13.5500, 2.8015)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656C16 #1D166C

analogous

#6C4816 #656C16 #3A6C16

triadic

#656C16 #16656C #6C1665

tetradic

#656C16 #166C48 #1D166C #6C163A

square

#656C16 #166C48 #1D166C #6C163A

split-complementary

#656C16 #163A6C #48166C

monochromatic

#181905 #35390C #656C16 #959F20 #C4D22B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#656C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#656C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656C16

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656C16	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746602

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74681E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C655C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 108, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.105 114.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#94965b',
    500: '#656c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656c16;
$custom-light: #94965b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.884,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5088,
    "c": 0.1052,
    "h": 114.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656C16

secondary

#443CA2

accent

#3FE94D

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F1E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0D0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #656C16

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

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