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#656D09

#656d09 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#656d09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.74% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 64.8°, with 84.75% saturation and 23.14% 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 8.08.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1372

Complementary

  1. #656d09
  2. #11096d

Split complementary

  1. #656d09
  2. #09336d
  3. #43096d

Analogous

  1. #6d4309
  2. #656d09
  3. #336d09

Triadic

  1. #656d09
  2. #09656d
  3. #6d0965

Tetradic

  1. #656d09
  2. #096d11
  3. #11096d
  4. #6d0965

Square

  1. #656d09
  2. #096d43
  3. #11096d
  4. #6d0933

Monochromatic

  1. #111302
  2. #242603
  3. #656d09
  4. #a6b40f
  5. #dded22

Shades

#656d09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d09
  2. #5b6208
  3. #515707
  4. #474c06
  5. #3d4105
  6. #333705
  7. #282c04
  8. #1e2103
  9. #141602
  10. #0a0b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d09
  2. #747c22
  3. #848a3a
  4. #939953
  5. #a3a76b
  6. #b2b684
  7. #c1c59d
  8. #d1d3b5
  9. #e0e2ce
  10. #f0f0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d09
  2. #686f15
  3. #6a7121
  4. #6d732d
  5. #707539
  6. #737745
  7. #757850
  8. #787a5c
  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 #676a52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #766700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756815 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c665c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f6a11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a6948 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d09 {
  color: #656d09;
}
Background
.bg-656d09 {
  background-color: #656d09;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d09 {
  border: 2px solid #656d09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 85% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d09, #336d09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 9 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 8.08 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.71 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.79 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.49 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.45 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 12.68 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 13.01 #9a92f6 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d09  rgb(101, 109, 9)  hsl(65, 85%, 23%)  Dark Olive Green
#11096d  rgb(17, 9, 109)  hsl(245, 85%, 23%)  Navy
#09656d  rgb(9, 101, 109)  hsl(185, 85%, 23%)  Myrtle Green
#6d0965  rgb(109, 9, 101)  hsl(305, 85%, 23%)  Purple