Palettes / Colors / #656D19
#656D19 — Deep Yellow
#656D19 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 #656D19 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.
#656D19 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 #21196C; it also sits naturally between #6C4B19 and #3A6C19. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #656D19 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 101, 109, 25 |
| HSL | 66°, 63%, 26% |
| HSV | 66°, 77%, 43% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 77%, 57% |
| XYZ | 11.01, 13.77, 3.00 |
| Yxy | 13.77, 0.3963, 0.4958 |
| CIE-Lab | 43.91, -14.48, 42.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 37.11, -10.17, 19.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 40% · Green 43% · Blue 10%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 57%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #656D19
.text { color: #656D19; }
.background { background-color: #656D19; }
.border { border: 3px solid #656D19; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 109, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 63%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #656D19; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 109, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #656D19; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 109, 25, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#656D19">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#656D19">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #21196C:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.59:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.75:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #656D19: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #656D19
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #656D19: ·
How #656D19 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 #656D19 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #656D19?
#656D19 is Deep Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 101, 109, 25). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #656D19?
#656D19 is RGB 101, 109, 25 — HSL 66°, 63%, 26% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 77%, 57%.
What colors go with #656D19?
Its complement is #21196C; analogous partners are #6C4B19 and #3A6C19. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #656D19 for text?
White text on #656D19 has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.75:1.