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#656D06

#656d06 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#656d06 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 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.5% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 64.66°, with 89.57% saturation and 22.55% 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 Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 8.27.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1372

Complementary

  1. #656d06
  2. #0e066d

Split complementary

  1. #656d06
  2. #06326d
  3. #42066d

Analogous

  1. #6d4206
  2. #656d06
  3. #326d06

Triadic

  1. #656d06
  2. #06656d
  3. #6d0665

Tetradic

  1. #656d06
  2. #066d0e
  3. #0e066d
  4. #6d0665

Square

  1. #656d06
  2. #066d42
  3. #0e066d
  4. #6d0632

Monochromatic

  1. #121301
  2. #222402
  3. #656d06
  4. #a8b60a
  5. #e2f21a

Shades

#656d06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d06
  2. #5b6205
  3. #515705
  4. #474c04
  5. #3d4104
  6. #333703
  7. #282c02
  8. #1e2102
  9. #141601
  10. #0a0b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d06
  2. #747c1f
  3. #848a38
  4. #939951
  5. #a3a76a
  6. #b2b683
  7. #c1c59b
  8. #d1d3b4
  9. #e0e2cd
  10. #f0f0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d06
  2. #686f12
  3. #6a711e
  4. #6d732b
  5. #707537
  6. #737743
  7. #75784f
  8. #787a5b
  9. #7b7c68
  10. #7d7e74
  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 #756814 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c665c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f6a0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a6948 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d06 {
  color: #656d06;
}
Background
.bg-656d06 {
  background-color: #656d06;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d06 {
  border: 2px solid #656d06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 90% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d06, #326d06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 6 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 8.27 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.64 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.81 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.61 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.58 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 12.71 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 13.18 #9a92f9 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d06  rgb(101, 109, 6)  hsl(65, 90%, 23%)  Dark Olive Green
#0e066d  rgb(14, 6, 109)  hsl(245, 90%, 23%)  Navy
#06656d  rgb(6, 101, 109)  hsl(185, 90%, 23%)  Myrtle Green
#6d0665  rgb(109, 6, 101)  hsl(305, 90%, 23%)  Purple