#55500C#55500C

#55500C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.084 H 105.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55500C
RGB	rgb(85, 80, 12)
HSL	hsl(56, 75%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(56, 86%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 85.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.34, -6.32, 37.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.34, 37.86, 99.61°)
OKLab	oklab(42.32% -0.0217 0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(42.32% 0.084 105)
XYZ	xyz(6.6816, 7.6954, 1.4812)
Luminance	0.0770 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55500C #0C1155

analogous

#552C0C #55500C #36550C

triadic

#55500C #0C5550 #500C55

tetradic

#55500C #0C552C #0C1155 #550C36

square

#55500C #0C552C #0C1155 #550C36

split-complementary

#55500C #0C3655 #2C0C55

monochromatic

#1B1904 #1F1E04 #55500C #8B8214 #C0B51B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#55500C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#55500C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55500C

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55500C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55500C	1.00	8.27	2.54	8.27
#FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584D00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5012

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55500c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 80, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.084 105.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888052',
    500: '#55500c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55500c;
$custom-light: #888052;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55500c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.89,
    "s": 75.258,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42319,
    "c": 0.08383,
    "h": 105
  },
  "luminance": 0.07695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55500C

secondary

#2D3390

accent

#43F236

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#F0EEE7

border

#CBC9C3

text

#0C0A02

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #55500C

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

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