#554514#554514

#554514 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.069 H 90.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554514
RGB	rgb(85, 69, 20)
HSL	hsl(45, 62%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(45, 76%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 76.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.01, 0.79, 30.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.01, 30.86, 88.52°)
OKLab	oklab(39.69% -0.0006 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(39.69% 0.069 90.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.0010, 6.2384, 1.5497)
Luminance	0.0624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554514 #142455

analogous

#552414 #554514 #445514

triadic

#554514 #145545 #451455

tetradic

#554514 #145524 #142455 #551444

square

#554514 #145524 #142455 #551444

split-complementary

#554514 #144455 #241455

monochromatic

#191406 #231D08 #554514 #876D20 #B8952B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.34

#554514 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#554514 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554514

9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554514	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554514	1.00	9.34	2.25	9.34
#FFFFFF	9.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D440D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514916

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C3F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554514;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 69, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.069 90.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887855',
    500: '#554514',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554514;
$custom-light: #887855;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554514",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.231,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39694,
    "c": 0.06897,
    "h": 90.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554514

secondary

#384D8D

accent

#6BE543

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EDE9

border

#CBC8C5

text

#0C0803

muted

#7D7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #554514

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

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