#554C16#554C16

#554C16 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.073 H 99.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554C16
RGB	rgb(85, 76, 22)
HSL	hsl(51, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(51, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.16, -3.39, 32.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.16, 32.28, 96.03°)
OKLab	oklab(41.41% -0.0123 0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(41.41% 0.073 99.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.4759, 7.1584, 1.7995)
Luminance	0.0716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554C16 #161F55

analogous

#552C16 #554C16 #3E5516

triadic

#554C16 #16554C #4C1655

tetradic

#554C16 #16552C #161F55 #55163E

square

#554C16 #16552C #161F55 #55163E

split-complementary

#554C16 #163E55 #2C1655

monochromatic

#181606 #242109 #554C16 #867723 #B6A32F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#554C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#554C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554C16

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554C16	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544A0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#564D19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 76, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.073 99.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877d57',
    500: '#554c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554c16;
$custom-light: #877d57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.429,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41406,
    "c": 0.07305,
    "h": 99.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554C16

secondary

#3A468C

accent

#5CE246

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0903

muted

#7D7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #554C16

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

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