#554E23#554E23

#554E23 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.062 H 100.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E23
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 35)
HSL	hsl(52, 42%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(52, 59%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 58.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.92, -3.57, 26.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.92, 26.41, 97.77°)
OKLab	oklab(42.05% -0.0111 0.0614)
OKLCH	oklch(42.05% 0.062 100.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.7743, 7.5017, 2.6809)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E23 #232A55

analogous

#553523 #554E23 #435523

triadic

#554E23 #23554E #4E2355

tetradic

#554E23 #235535 #232A55 #552343

square

#554E23 #235535 #232A55 #552343

split-complementary

#554E23 #234355 #352355

monochromatic

#161409 #2A2611 #554E23 #807635 #AC9E47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#554E23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#554E23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E23

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E23	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#574F25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B4944

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.062 100.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867f5f',
    500: '#554e23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e23;
$custom-light: #867f5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.6,
    "s": 41.667,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42052,
    "c": 0.0624,
    "h": 100.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E23

secondary

#4B5489

accent

#68D156

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0A04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E23

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

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