#554C23#554C23

#554C23 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.060 H 97.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554C23
RGB	rgb(85, 76, 35)
HSL	hsl(49, 42%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(49, 59%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 58.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.31, -2.35, 25.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.31, 25.55, 95.28°)
OKLab	oklab(41.56% -0.0075 0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(41.56% 0.06 97.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.6344, 7.2218, 2.6343)
Luminance	0.0722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554C23 #232C55

analogous

#553323 #554C23 #455523

triadic

#554C23 #23554C #4C2355

tetradic

#554C23 #235533 #232C55 #552345

square

#554C23 #235533 #232C55 #552345

split-complementary

#554C23 #234555 #332355

monochromatic

#161309 #2A2511 #554C23 #807335 #AC9A47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#554C23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#554C23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554C23

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554C23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554C23	1.00	8.59	2.44	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534A1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#554D25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B4743

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554c23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 76, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.060 97.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867d5f',
    500: '#554c23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554c23;
$custom-light: #867d5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554c23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 49.2,
    "s": 41.667,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41564,
    "c": 0.06031,
    "h": 97.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554C23

secondary

#4B5689

accent

#6CD156

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0B0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #554C23

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

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