#55481B#55481B

#55481B is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.065 H 93.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55481B
RGB	rgb(85, 72, 27)
HSL	hsl(47, 52%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(47, 68%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 68.2%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.99, -0.58, 28.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.99, 28.34, 91.18°)
OKLab	oklab(40.49% -0.0036 0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(40.49% 0.065 93.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.2618, 6.6455, 1.9896)
Luminance	0.0664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55481B #1B2855

analogous

#552B1B #55481B #45551B

triadic

#55481B #1B5548 #481B55

tetradic

#55481B #1B552B #1B2855 #551B45

square

#55481B #1B552B #1B2855 #551B45

split-complementary

#55481B #1B4555 #2B1B55

monochromatic

#171407 #27210C #55481B #836F2A #B29739

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.02

#55481B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#55481B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55481B

9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55481B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55481B	1.00	9.02	2.33	9.02
#FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504716

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#534B1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C423E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55481b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 72, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.065 93.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877a59',
    500: '#55481b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55481b;
$custom-light: #877a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55481b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.552,
    "s": 51.786,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40489,
    "c": 0.06504,
    "h": 93.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55481B

secondary

#41528B

accent

#6DDB4D

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EDE9

border

#CBC8C5

text

#0B0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #55481B

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

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