Information about #656B41 color

#656B41 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#656B41 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 107, 65) — 39.6% red, 42% green, 25.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 16 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #656B41 reads as a softly toned golden yellow and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Woodland (#626746). Slightly further away sit Hemlock (#69684B) and Chalet Green (#5A6E41).

The recipe behind #656B41 is rgb(101, 107, 65), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #656B41 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#656B41 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#656B41 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #656B41

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Woodland color link
Woodland

#626746

Hemlock color link
Hemlock

#69684B

Chalet Green color link
Chalet Green

#5A6E41

Barmy Army color link
Barmy Army

#607640

Kiki Khaki color link
Kiki Khaki

#70743E

Siam color link
Siam

#686B50

Soya Bean color link
Soya Bean

#6F634B

Yellow Metal color link
Yellow Metal

#716338

Dragon color link
Dragon

#665E4C

Old Bamboo color link
Old Bamboo

#5E644F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#656B41
  • RGB101, 107, 65
  • CMYK2, 0, 16, 58
  • CSSrgb(101, 107, 65)
  • HSL69°, 24%, 34%
  • HSL Precise68.571°, 24.419%, 33.725%
  • HSV69°, 39%, 42%
  • HSB69°, 39%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.420, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.420, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.420, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID656B41
  • DECIMAL ID6646593
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01