#656356

Color #656356

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.29 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#656356

RGB

rgb(101, 99, 86)

HSL

hsl(52, 8%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52, 14.9%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2%, 14.9%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(41.79, -1.72, 7.68)

LCH

lch(41.79, 7.87, 102.62)

OKLCH

oklch(49.8%, 0.0202, 99.98)

HWB

hwb(52, 33.7%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#565865

Analogous

#655c56

#656356

#606556

Triadic

#656356

#566563

#635665

Split-complementary

#656356

#566065

#5c5665

Tetradic

#656356

#586556

#565865

#635665

Square

#656356

#56655c

#565865

#655660

Shades

Color #656356 mixed toward black.

#545348

#434239

#33322b

#22211d

#11110e

Tints

Color #656356 mixed toward white.

#82806f

#9c9a8b

#b5b3a8

#cdccc5

#e6e6e2

Tones

Color #656356 mixed toward gray.

#646257

#636159

#61605a

#605f5b

#5f5f5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.47:1

White text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#646459 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#64645a · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#655c5c · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 6.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #656356;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656356]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#656356 (#656356) is rgb(101, 99, 86) in RGB.

No, #656356 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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