#656E21#656E21

#656E21 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.100 H 115.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E21
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 33)
HSL	hsl(67, 54%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(67, 70%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 70%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.27, -14.54, 39.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.27, 42.56, 109.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.46% -0.0434 0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(51.46% 0.1 115.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.2175, 14.0285, 3.5554)
Luminance	0.1403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E21 #2A216E

analogous

#6E5021 #656E21 #3E6E21

triadic

#656E21 #21656E #6E2165

tetradic

#656E21 #216E50 #2A216E #6E213E

square

#656E21 #216E50 #2A216E #6E213E

split-complementary

#656E21 #213E6E #50216E

monochromatic

#161807 #3A3F13 #656E21 #909D2F #B7C743

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#656E21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#656E21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E21

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E21	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766816

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756927

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C685E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.100 115.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#939761',
    500: '#656e21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e21;
$custom-light: #939761;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.013,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5146,
    "c": 0.10007,
    "h": 115.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E21

secondary

#5349A2

accent

#4BDD5C

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F2EA

border

#CCCCC6

text

#0D0D05

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E21

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

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