#55481D#55481D

#55481D is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.063 H 92.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55481D
RGB	rgb(85, 72, 29)
HSL	hsl(46, 49%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(46, 66%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 65.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.01, -0.43, 27.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.01, 27.28, 90.89°)
OKLab	oklab(40.51% -0.0028 0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(40.51% 0.063 92.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.2857, 6.6551, 2.1156)
Luminance	0.0665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55481D #1D2A55

analogous

#552C1D #55481D #46551D

triadic

#55481D #1D5548 #481D55

tetradic

#55481D #1D552C #1D2A55 #551D46

square

#55481D #1D552C #1D2A55 #551D46

split-complementary

#55481D #1D4655 #2C1D55

monochromatic

#171308 #27210D #55481D #836F2D #B0953C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.01

#55481D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#55481D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55481D

9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55481D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55481D	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)

#504719

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#534B1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C423F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55481d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 72, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.063 92.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877a5b',
    500: '#55481d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55481d;
$custom-light: #877a5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55481d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.071,
    "s": 49.123,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40514,
    "c": 0.06307,
    "h": 92.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55481D

secondary

#44548A

accent

#6FD94F

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EDE9

border

#CBC8C5

text

#0B0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #55481D

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

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