#656E22#656E22

#656E22 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.099 H 115.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E22
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 34)
HSL	hsl(67, 53%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(67, 69%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 69.1%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.28, -14.47, 39.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.28, 42.13, 110.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% -0.0431 0.0894)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.099 115.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.2318, 14.0342, 3.6303)
Luminance	0.1403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E22 #2B226E

analogous

#6E5122 #656E22 #3F6E22

triadic

#656E22 #22656E #6E2265

tetradic

#656E22 #226E51 #2B226E #6E223F

square

#656E22 #226E51 #2B226E #6E223F

split-complementary

#656E22 #223F6E #51226E

monochromatic

#151707 #3A3F14 #656E22 #909D30 #B6C545

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#656E22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#656E22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E22

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E22	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)

#766817

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756927

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C685F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.099 115.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#939762',
    500: '#656e22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e22;
$custom-light: #939762;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.105,
    "s": 52.778,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51469,
    "c": 0.09927,
    "h": 115.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E22

secondary

#554AA1

accent

#4CDC5D

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F2EA

border

#CCCCC6

text

#0D0D05

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E22

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

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