#55500F#55500F

#55500F is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.082 H 104.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55500F
RGB	rgb(85, 80, 15)
HSL	hsl(56, 70%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(56, 82%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 82.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.36, -6.19, 36.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.36, 36.78, 99.68°)
OKLab	oklab(42.34% -0.021 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(42.34% 0.082 104.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.7015, 7.7034, 1.5857)
Luminance	0.0770 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55500F #0F1455

analogous

#552D0F #55500F #37550F

triadic

#55500F #0F5550 #500F55

tetradic

#55500F #0F552D #0F1455 #550F37

square

#55500F #0F552D #0F1455 #550F37

split-complementary

#55500F #0F3755 #2D0F55

monochromatic

#1A1805 #211F06 #55500F #898118 #BDB221

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#55500F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#55500F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55500F

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55500F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55500F	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)

#584D03

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5014

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55500f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 80, 15);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.082 104.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888053',
    500: '#55500f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55500f;
$custom-light: #888053;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55500f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 15
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.714,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42338,
    "c": 0.08209,
    "h": 104.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55500F

secondary

#31388F

accent

#48ED3B

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#F0EEE8

border

#CBC9C4

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #55500F

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

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