#554B16#554B16

#554B16 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.072 H 98.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554B16
RGB	rgb(85, 75, 22)
HSL	hsl(50, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(50, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.86, -2.78, 31.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.86, 31.90, 95.00°)
OKLab	oklab(41.16% -0.0106 0.0713)
OKLCH	oklch(41.16% 0.072 98.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.4075, 7.0217, 1.7767)
Luminance	0.0702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554B16 #162055

analogous

#552B16 #554B16 #3F5516

triadic

#554B16 #16554B #4B1655

tetradic

#554B16 #16552B #162055 #55163F

square

#554B16 #16552B #162055 #55163F

split-complementary

#554B16 #163F55 #2B1655

monochromatic

#181506 #242009 #554B16 #867623 #B6A12F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.73

#554B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#554B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554B16

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554B16	1.00	8.73	2.40	8.73
#FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#53490F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#564C19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4540

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 75, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.072 98.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877d57',
    500: '#554b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554b16;
$custom-light: #877d57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.476,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41162,
    "c": 0.07212,
    "h": 98.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554B16

secondary

#3A478C

accent

#5FE246

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0903

muted

#7D7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #554B16

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

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