#656E2C#656E2C

#656E2C is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.090 H 116.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E2C
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 44)
HSL	hsl(68, 43%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(68, 60%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 60%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.38, -13.68, 34.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.38, 37.52, 111.39°)
OKLab	oklab(51.58% -0.0398 0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(51.58% 0.09 116.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.3976, 14.1006, 4.5036)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E2C #352C6E

analogous

#6E562C #656E2C #446E2C

triadic

#656E2C #2C656E #6E2C65

tetradic

#656E2C #2C6E56 #352C6E #6E2C44

square

#656E2C #2C6E56 #352C6E #6E2C44

split-complementary

#656E2C #2C446E #562C6E

monochromatic

#151709 #3D421B #656E2C #8D9A3D #AFBC58

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#656E2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#656E2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E2C

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E2C	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)

#756925

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746930

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B6860

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.090 116.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#939768',
    500: '#656e2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e2c;
$custom-light: #939768;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.182,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51576,
    "c": 0.09031,
    "h": 116.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E2C

secondary

#6056A0

accent

#55D366

background

#F9F9F6

surface

#F1F2EB

border

#CBCCC6

text

#0D0D06

muted

#7E7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E2C

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

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