#555012#555012

#555012 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.080 H 104.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555012
RGB	rgb(85, 80, 18)
HSL	hsl(56, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(56, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 78.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.38, -6.04, 35.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.38, 35.60, 99.76°)
OKLab	oklab(42.36% -0.0203 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(42.36% 0.08 104.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.7244, 7.7126, 1.7066)
Luminance	0.0771 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555012 #121755

analogous

#552E12 #555012 #395512

triadic

#555012 #125550 #501255

tetradic

#555012 #12552E #121755 #551239

square

#555012 #12552E #121755 #551239

split-complementary

#555012 #123955 #2E1255

monochromatic

#191805 #222007 #555012 #88801D #BAAF27

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.26

#555012 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#555012 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555012

8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555012	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555012	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)

#584D07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595016

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555012;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 80, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.080 104.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878055',
    500: '#555012',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555012;
$custom-light: #878055;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555012",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.522,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4236,
    "c": 0.08009,
    "h": 104.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555012

secondary

#353C8E

accent

#4CE840

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555012

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

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