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#655110 Color

#655110 is rgb(101, 81, 16) in RGB, hsl(46, 73%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 84%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Field Drab (#6C541E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#655110
HEX#655110
RGBrgb(101, 81, 16)
HSLhsl(46, 73%, 23%)
HSVhsv(46, 84%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 84%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(44.3% 0.083 90.5)
LABlab(35.65% 3.50 38.27)
LCHlch(35.65% 38.43 84.78)

What #655110 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #655110, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#655110 Channel Values

How #655110 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 101 · G 81 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 46° · S 73% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 46° · S 84% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 84% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.67:1 vs white · 2.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #655110 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #655110

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #655110; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #655110

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #655110 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#655110
Protanopia#55550F
Protanomaly#5C5310
Deuteranopia#58580D
Deuteranomaly#5E550E
Tritanopia#694C4C
Tritanomaly#674E3C
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #655110 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-655110: #655110;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #655110;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-655110': '#655110' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.318, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_655110">#655110</color>
SVG fillfill="#655110"

More Yellow Colors

#655110 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#655110 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #655110?

#655110 is a dark yellow — rgb(101, 81, 16) in RGB and hsl(46, 73%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Field Drab (#6C541E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.91.

What is the RGB value of #655110?

#655110 is rgb(101, 81, 16) — red 101, green 81, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #655110?

#655110 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 84%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #655110 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #655110 scores 7.67:1 against white and 2.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #655110 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #655110 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 22.46, which is visibly different.

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