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#656D00

#656d00 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#656d00 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.75% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 64.4°, with 100% saturation and 21.37% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 8.52.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.137

Complementary

  1. #656d00
  2. #08006d

Split complementary

  1. #656d00
  2. #002f6d
  3. #3e006d

Analogous

  1. #6d3e00
  2. #656d00
  3. #2f6d00

Triadic

  1. #656d00
  2. #00656d
  3. #6d0065

Tetradic

  1. #656d00
  2. #006d08
  3. #08006d
  4. #6d0065

Square

  1. #656d00
  2. #006d3e
  3. #08006d
  4. #6d002f

Monochromatic

  1. #131400
  2. #1e2000
  3. #656d00
  4. #acb900
  5. #edff07

Shades

#656d00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d00
  2. #5b6200
  3. #515700
  4. #474c00
  5. #3d4100
  6. #333700
  7. #282c00
  8. #1e2100
  9. #141600
  10. #0a0b00
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d00
  2. #747c1a
  3. #848a33
  4. #93994d
  5. #a3a766
  6. #b2b680
  7. #c1c599
  8. #d1d3b3
  9. #e0e2cc
  10. #f0f0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d00
  2. #686f0d
  3. #6a711a
  4. #6d7326
  5. #707533
  6. #737740
  7. #75784d
  8. #787a5a
  9. #7b7c66
  10. #7d7e73
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676a51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #766700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756810 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d665c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #706900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f6a0a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a6947 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d00 {
  color: #656d00;
}
Background
.bg-656d00 {
  background-color: #656d00;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d00 {
  border: 2px solid #656d00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 100% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d00, #2f6d00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 0 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 8.52 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 8.67 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.86 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.85 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.85 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 12.78 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 13.54 #9a92ff Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Olive
#656d00  rgb(101, 109, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 21%)  Olive
#08006d  rgb(8, 0, 109)  hsl(244, 100%, 21%)  Navy
#00656d  rgb(0, 101, 109)  hsl(184, 100%, 21%)  Myrtle Green
#6d0065  rgb(109, 0, 101)  hsl(304, 100%, 21%)  Purple