#555011#555011

#555011 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.081 H 104.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555011
RGB	rgb(85, 80, 17)
HSL	hsl(56, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(56, 80%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 80%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.37, -6.09, 35.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.37, 36.00, 99.74°)
OKLab	oklab(42.35% -0.0205 0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(42.35% 0.081 104.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.7164, 7.7094, 1.6645)
Luminance	0.0771 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555011 #111655

analogous

#552E11 #555011 #385511

triadic

#555011 #115550 #501155

tetradic

#555011 #11552E #111655 #551138

square

#555011 #11552E #111655 #551138

split-complementary

#555011 #113855 #2E1155

monochromatic

#1A1805 #222007 #555011 #88801B #BBB025

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.26

#555011 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#555011 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555011

8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555011	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555011	1.00	8.26	2.54	8.26
#FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584D06

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5016

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555011;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 80, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.081 104.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888054',
    500: '#555011',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555011;
$custom-light: #888054;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555011",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.588,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42352,
    "c": 0.08079,
    "h": 104.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555011

secondary

#343A8E

accent

#4BEA3E

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555011

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

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