#55480C#55480C

#55480C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.077 H 96.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55480C
RGB	rgb(85, 72, 12)
HSL	hsl(49, 75%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(49, 86%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 85.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.86, -1.47, 35.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.86, 35.15, 92.40°)
OKLab	oklab(40.35% -0.008 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(40.35% 0.077 96)
XYZ	xyz(6.1304, 6.5929, 1.2974)
Luminance	0.0659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55480C #0C1955

analogous

#55240C #55480C #3E550C

triadic

#55480C #0C5548 #480C55

tetradic

#55480C #0C5524 #0C1955 #550C3E

square

#55480C #0C5524 #0C1955 #550C3E

split-complementary

#55480C #0C3E55 #240C55

monochromatic

#1B1704 #1F1B04 #55480C #8B7514 #C0A31B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.06

#55480C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#55480C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55480C

9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55480C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55480C	1.00	9.06	2.32	9.06
#FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514601

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#544A10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D423D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55480c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 72, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.077 96.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887a51',
    500: '#55480c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55480c;
$custom-light: #887a51;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55480c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 49.315,
    "s": 75.258,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40351,
    "c": 0.07664,
    "h": 96
  },
  "luminance": 0.06593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55480C

secondary

#2D3E90

accent

#57F236

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#F0EDE7

border

#CBC8C3

text

#0C0902

muted

#7D7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #55480C

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

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