What color is #655900?

#655900 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655900?

The RGB value is 101, 89, 0: 101 red, 89 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655900?

The complementary color is #000C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655900?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655900 color

#655900 rgb(101, 89, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #655900 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 34.9% green and 0% blue (101, 89, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#655900 color codes

HEX	`#655900`
RGB	`rgb(101, 89, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 34.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.68, -4.01, 45.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.68, 45.41, 95.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.94, 9.912, 1.442)`
Decimal	`6641920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655900, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #655900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#655900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #655900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655900; }
.text { color: #655900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 89 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655900, #3f6500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #655900?: #655900 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655900?: The RGB value is 101, 89, 0: 101 red, 89 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655900?: The complementary color is #000C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655900?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.