#554511#554511

#554511 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.071 H 91.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554511
RGB	rgb(85, 69, 17)
HSL	hsl(46, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(46, 80%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 80%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.98, 0.62, 32.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.98, 32.23, 88.89°)
OKLab	oklab(39.67% -0.0015 0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(39.67% 0.071 91.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.9759, 6.2284, 1.4176)
Luminance	0.0623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554511 #112155

analogous

#552311 #554511 #435511

triadic

#554511 #115545 #451155

tetradic

#554511 #115523 #112155 #551143

square

#554511 #115523 #112155 #551143

split-complementary

#554511 #114355 #231155

monochromatic

#1A1505 #221C07 #554511 #886E1B #BB9825

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.35

#554511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#554511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554511

9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554511	1.00	9.35	2.25	9.35
#FFFFFF	9.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4409

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514914

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D3F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 69, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.071 91.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887853',
    500: '#554511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554511;
$custom-light: #887853;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.882,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39666,
    "c": 0.07125,
    "h": 91.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554511

secondary

#34498E

accent

#67EA3E

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#F0EDE7

border

#CBC8C3

text

#0C0802

muted

#7D7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #554511

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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