#55491A#55491A

#55491A is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.067 H 94.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55491A
RGB	rgb(85, 73, 26)
HSL	hsl(48, 53%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(48, 69%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 69.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.28, -1.28, 29.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.28, 29.21, 92.51°)
OKLab	oklab(40.72% -0.0057 0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(40.72% 0.067 94.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.3156, 6.7713, 1.9514)
Luminance	0.0677 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55491A #1A2655

analogous

#552C1A #55491A #44551A

triadic

#55491A #1A5549 #491A55

tetradic

#55491A #1A552C #1A2655 #551A44

square

#55491A #1A552C #1A2655 #551A44

split-complementary

#55491A #1A4455 #2C1A55

monochromatic

#171407 #26210C #55491A #847128 #B39937

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.92

#55491A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#55491A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55491A

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55491A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55491A	1.00	8.92	2.35	8.92
#FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514715

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#544B1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C433F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55491a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 73, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.067 94.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877b59',
    500: '#55491a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55491a;
$custom-light: #877b59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55491a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.797,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40718,
    "c": 0.06681,
    "h": 94.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55491A

secondary

#404F8B

accent

#69DD4B

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EDE9

border

#CBC8C5

text

#0B0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #55491A

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

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