#55481E#55481E

#55481E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.062 H 92.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55481E
RGB	rgb(85, 72, 30)
HSL	hsl(46, 48%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(46, 65%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 64.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.02, -0.34, 26.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.02, 26.75, 90.73°)
OKLab	oklab(40.53% -0.0024 0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(40.53% 0.062 92.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.2983, 6.6601, 2.1818)
Luminance	0.0666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55481E #1E2B55

analogous

#552C1E #55481E #47551E

triadic

#55481E #1E5548 #481E55

tetradic

#55481E #1E552C #1E2B55 #551E47

square

#55481E #1E552C #1E2B55 #551E47

split-complementary

#55481E #1E4755 #2C1E55

monochromatic

#171308 #28220E #55481E #826E2E #AF953E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.01

#55481E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#55481E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55481E

9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

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

#50471A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#534B20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C423F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55481e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 72, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.062 92.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55481e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.818,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40527,
    "c": 0.06206,
    "h": 92.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55481E

secondary

#45558A

accent

#70D750

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EDE9

border

#CBC8C5

text

#0B0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #55481E

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

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