#656E2B#656E2B

#656E2B is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.091 H 116.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E2B
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 43)
HSL	hsl(68, 44%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(68, 61%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 60.9%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.37, -13.77, 35.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.37, 38.00, 111.25°)
OKLab	oklab(51.56% -0.0402 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(51.56% 0.091 116.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.3790, 14.0931, 4.4058)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E2B #342B6E

analogous

#6E562B #656E2B #436E2B

triadic

#656E2B #2B656E #6E2B65

tetradic

#656E2B #2B6E56 #342B6E #6E2B43

square

#656E2B #2B6E56 #342B6E #6E2B43

split-complementary

#656E2B #2B436E #562B6E

monochromatic

#141609 #3D421A #656E2B #8D9A3C #AFBD56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#656E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#656E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E2B

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E2B	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756924

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75692F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B6860

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.091 116.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#939767',
    500: '#656e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e2b;
$custom-light: #939767;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.06,
    "s": 43.791,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51564,
    "c": 0.09128,
    "h": 116.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E2B

secondary

#5F55A0

accent

#54D465

background

#F9F9F6

surface

#F1F2EB

border

#CBCCC6

text

#0D0D06

muted

#7E7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E2B

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

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