#554B1B#554B1B

#554B1B is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.068 H 97.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554B1B
RGB	rgb(85, 75, 27)
HSL	hsl(50, 52%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(50, 68%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 68.2%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.90, -2.43, 29.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.90, 29.44, 94.73°)
OKLab	oklab(41.22% -0.0089 0.0671)
OKLCH	oklch(41.22% 0.068 97.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.4605, 7.0429, 2.0558)
Luminance	0.0704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554B1B #1B2555

analogous

#552E1B #554B1B #42551B

triadic

#554B1B #1B554B #4B1B55

tetradic

#554B1B #1B552E #1B2555 #551B42

square

#554B1B #1B552E #1B2555 #551B42

split-complementary

#554B1B #1B4255 #2E1B55

monochromatic

#171407 #27220C #554B1B #83742A #B29D39

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#554B1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#554B1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554B1B

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554B1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554B1B	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534916

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#554D1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4541

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554b1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 75, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.068 97.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877d5a',
    500: '#554b1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554b1b;
$custom-light: #877d5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554b1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 49.655,
    "s": 51.786,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41215,
    "c": 0.06766,
    "h": 97.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554B1B

secondary

#414E8B

accent

#65DB4D

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0B0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #554B1B

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

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