#55490C#55490C

#55490C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.077 H 97.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55490C
RGB	rgb(85, 73, 12)
HSL	hsl(50, 75%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(50, 86%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 85.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.17, -2.09, 35.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.17, 35.45, 93.38°)
OKLab	oklab(40.59% -0.0098 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(40.59% 0.077 97.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.1955, 6.7233, 1.3191)
Luminance	0.0672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55490C #0C1855

analogous

#55250C #55490C #3D550C

triadic

#55490C #0C5549 #490C55

tetradic

#55490C #0C5525 #0C1855 #550C3D

square

#55490C #0C5525 #0C1855 #550C3D

split-complementary

#55490C #0C3D55 #250C55

monochromatic

#1B1704 #1F1B04 #55490C #8B7714 #C0A51B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#55490C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#55490C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55490C

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55490C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55490C	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514701

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#554B10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D433E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55490c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 73, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.077 97.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887b51',
    500: '#55490c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55490c;
$custom-light: #887b51;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55490c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.137,
    "s": 75.258,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40594,
    "c": 0.07743,
    "h": 97.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55490C

secondary

#2D3D90

accent

#55F236

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#F0EDE7

border

#CBC8C3

text

#0C0902

muted

#7D7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #55490C

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

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