#55490F#55490F

#55490F is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.076 H 96.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55490F
RGB	rgb(85, 73, 15)
HSL	hsl(50, 70%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(50, 82%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 82.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.19, -1.95, 34.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.19, 34.29, 93.26°)
OKLab	oklab(40.61% -0.0091 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(40.61% 0.076 96.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.2154, 6.7312, 1.4237)
Luminance	0.0673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55490F #0F1B55

analogous

#55260F #55490F #3E550F

triadic

#55490F #0F5549 #490F55

tetradic

#55490F #0F5526 #0F1B55 #550F3E

square

#55490F #0F5526 #0F1B55 #550F3E

split-complementary

#55490F #0F3E55 #260F55

monochromatic

#1A1605 #211C06 #55490F #897618 #BDA221

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.95

#55490F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#55490F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55490F

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55490F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55490F	1.00	8.95	2.35	8.95
#FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514705

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#544B13

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C433E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55490f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 73, 15);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.076 96.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887b52',
    500: '#55490f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55490f;
$custom-light: #887b52;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55490f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 15
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 49.714,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40614,
    "c": 0.0756,
    "h": 96.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55490F

secondary

#31418F

accent

#59ED3B

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#F0EDE7

border

#CBC8C3

text

#0C0902

muted

#7D7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #55490F

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

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