Palettes / Colors / #656D17

#656D17 — Deep Yellow

#656D17 is a yellow color we call Deep Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #656D17 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#656D17 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #20176D; it also sits naturally between #6D4B17 and #3A6D17. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 40% · Green 43% · Blue 9%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 79% · Key 57%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #656D17

.text { color: #656D17; }
.background { background-color: #656D17; }
.border { border: 3px solid #656D17; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 109, 23); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 65%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #656D17; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 109, 23, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #656D17; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 109, 23, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#656D17">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#656D17">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #20176D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #656D17: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #656D17

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #656D17 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #656D17 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #656D17?

#656D17 is Deep Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 101, 109, 23). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #656D17?

#656D17 is RGB 101, 109, 23 — HSL 66°, 65%, 26% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 79%, 57%.

What colors go with #656D17?

Its complement is #20176D; analogous partners are #6D4B17 and #3A6D17. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #656D17 for text?

White text on #656D17 has a contrast ratio of 5.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.75:1.