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#655120 Color

#655120 is rgb(101, 81, 32) in RGB, hsl(43, 52%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 68%, 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 3.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#655120
HEX#655120
RGBrgb(101, 81, 32)
HSLhsl(43, 52%, 26%)
HSVhsv(43, 68%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 68%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(44.5% 0.071 86.8)
LABlab(35.76% 4.14 31.24)
LCHlch(35.76% 31.52 82.45)

What #655120 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 #655120, 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.

#655120 Channel Values

How #655120 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 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 52% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 68% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 68% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.63:1 vs white · 2.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #655120 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 text7.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #655120 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #655120

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #655120; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #655120

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #655120.

How #655120 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#655120
Protanopia#555520
Protanomaly#5C5320
Deuteranopia#58581E
Deuteranomaly#5E551F
Tritanopia#684D4D
Tritanomaly#674E3F
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #655120 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-655120: #655120;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #655120;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-655120': '#655120' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.318, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_655120">#655120</color>
SVG fillfill="#655120"

More Yellow Colors

#655120 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#655120 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #655120?

#655120 is a dark yellow — rgb(101, 81, 32) in RGB and hsl(43, 52%, 26%) 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 3.79.

What is the RGB value of #655120?

#655120 is rgb(101, 81, 32) — red 101, green 81, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #655120?

#655120 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 68%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #655120 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #655120 scores 7.63:1 against white and 2.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #655120 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #655120 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 21.6, which is visibly different.

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