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#656B00

#656b00 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#656b00 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 41.96% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 63.36°, with 100% saturation and 20.98% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 8.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1328

Complementary

  1. #656b00
  2. #06006b

Split complementary

  1. #656b00
  2. #00306b
  3. #3b006b

Analogous

  1. #6b3b00
  2. #656b00
  3. #306b00

Triadic

  1. #656b00
  2. #00656b
  3. #6b0065

Tetradic

  1. #656b00
  2. #006b06
  3. #06006b
  4. #6b0065

Square

  1. #656b00
  2. #006b3b
  3. #06006b
  4. #6b0030

Monochromatic

  1. #131400
  2. #1d1e00
  3. #656b00
  4. #adb700
  5. #f1ff05

Shades

#656b00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656b00
  2. #5b6000
  3. #515600
  4. #474b00
  5. #3d4000
  6. #333600
  7. #282b00
  8. #1e2000
  9. #141500
  10. #0a0b00
  11. #000000

Tints

#656b00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656b00
  2. #747a1a
  3. #848933
  4. #93974d
  5. #a3a666
  6. #b2b580
  7. #c1c499
  8. #d1d3b3
  9. #e0e1cc
  10. #f0f0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656b00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656b00
  2. #686d0d
  3. #6a6f1a
  4. #6d7126
  5. #707333
  6. #737640
  7. #75784d
  8. #787a5a
  9. #7b7c66
  10. #7d7e73
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #666850 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74670f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d645a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e6800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e6909 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a6746 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656b00 {
  color: #656b00;
}
Background
.bg-656b00 {
  background-color: #656b00;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656b00 {
  border: 2px solid #656b00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656b00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 107 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 100% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656b00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656b00, #306b00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656b00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 107 0 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 8.83 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.96 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.68 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.39 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.51 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 13.60 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 13.85 #9a94ff Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656b00  rgb(101, 107, 0)  hsl(63, 100%, 21%)  Dark Olive Green
#06006b  rgb(6, 0, 107)  hsl(243, 100%, 21%)  Navy
#00656b  rgb(0, 101, 107)  hsl(183, 100%, 21%)  Myrtle Green
#6b0065  rgb(107, 0, 101)  hsl(303, 100%, 21%)  Purple