Palettes / Colors / #656D21

#656D21 — Muted Yellow

#656D21 is a yellow color we call Muted 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 #656D21 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.

#656D21 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #29216E; it also sits naturally between #6E4F21 and #406E21. 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 13%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 70% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #656D21

.text { color: #656D21; }
.background { background-color: #656D21; }
.border { border: 3px solid #656D21; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 109, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 54%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #656D21; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 109, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #656D21; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 109, 33, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#656D21">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#656D21">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #29216E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #656D21: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #656D21

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 #656D21 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 #656D21 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 #656D21?

#656D21 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 101, 109, 33). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #656D21?

#656D21 is RGB 101, 109, 33 — HSL 66°, 54%, 28% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 70%, 57%.

What colors go with #656D21?

Its complement is #29216E; analogous partners are #6E4F21 and #406E21. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #656D21 for text?

White text on #656D21 has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.76:1.