#55481C#55481C

#55481C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.064 H 92.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55481C
RGB	rgb(85, 72, 28)
HSL	hsl(46, 50%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(46, 67%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 67.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.00, -0.51, 27.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.00, 27.81, 91.04°)
OKLab	oklab(40.5% -0.0032 0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(40.5% 0.064 92.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.2736, 6.6502, 2.0516)
Luminance	0.0665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55481C #1C2955

analogous

#552C1C #55481C #46551C

triadic

#55481C #1C5548 #481C55

tetradic

#55481C #1C552C #1C2955 #551C46

square

#55481C #1C552C #1C2955 #551C46

split-complementary

#55481C #1C4655 #2C1C55

monochromatic

#171308 #27210D #55481C #836F2B #B1963A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.01

#55481C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#55481C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55481C

9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55481C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55481C	1.00	9.01	2.33	9.01
#FFFFFF	9.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504717

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#534B1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C423E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55481c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 72, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.064 92.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877a5a',
    500: '#55481c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55481c;
$custom-light: #877a5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55481c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.316,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40501,
    "c": 0.06406,
    "h": 92.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55481C

secondary

#42538B

accent

#6EDA4E

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EDE9

border

#CBC8C5

text

#0B0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #55481C

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

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