#554E16#554E16

#554E16 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.075 H 102.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E16
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 22)
HSL	hsl(53, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(53, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.78, -4.60, 32.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.78, 33.05, 98.00°)
OKLab	oklab(41.9% -0.0157 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(41.9% 0.075 102.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.6158, 7.4383, 1.8461)
Luminance	0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E16 #161D55

analogous

#552E16 #554E16 #3C5516

triadic

#554E16 #16554E #4E1655

tetradic

#554E16 #16552E #161D55 #55163C

square

#554E16 #16552E #161D55 #55163C

split-complementary

#554E16 #163C55 #2E1655

monochromatic

#181606 #242109 #554E16 #867B23 #B6A72F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#554E16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#554E16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E16

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E16	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564B0E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#584E19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4843

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.075 102.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877f57',
    500: '#554e16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e16;
$custom-light: #877f57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.333,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41898,
    "c": 0.07502,
    "h": 102.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E16

secondary

#3A448C

accent

#57E246

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E16

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

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