#656E1C#656E1C
#656E1C is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.104 H 115.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #656E1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 110, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 59%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 75%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 74.5%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.24, -14.86, 42.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.24, 44.60, 109.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.42% -0.0448 0.0936) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.42% 0.104 115.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1526, 14.0026, 3.2136) |
| Luminance | 0.1400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Green
#6A6E09
ΔE00 2.79
Mud Green
#606602
ΔE00 3.49
Olive (survey)
#6E750E
ΔE00 3.74
Olive Drab
#6F7632
ΔE00 4.02
Muddy Green
#657432
ΔE00 4.17
Browny Green
#6F6C0A
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#656E1C #251C6E
analogous
#6E4E1C #656E1C #3C6E1C
triadic
#656E1C #1C656E #6E1C65
tetradic
#656E1C #1C6E4E #251C6E #6E1C3C
square
#656E1C #1C6E4E #251C6E #6E1C3C
split-complementary
#656E1C #1C3C6E #4E1C6E
monochromatic
#161806 #383D10 #656E1C #929F28 #BCCC38
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.53
#656E1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.80
#656E1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #656E1C
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##656E1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##656E1C | 1.00 | 5.53 | 3.80 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76680E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756923
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6C675E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #656e1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.104 115.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93975e',
500: '#656e1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #656e1c; $custom-light: #93975e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#656e1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 101,
"g": 110,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.585,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 27.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51419,
"c": 0.10377,
"h": 115.6
},
"luminance": 0.14002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#656E1C
secondary
#4E43A3
accent
#45E356
background
#F9F9F5
surface
#F2F2E9
border
#CCCCC5
text
#0D0D05
muted
#7E7E79