#555015#555015

#555015 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.078 H 104.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555015
RGB	rgb(85, 80, 21)
HSL	hsl(55, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(55, 75%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 75.3%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.40, -5.86, 33.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.40, 34.31, 99.84°)
OKLab	oklab(42.38% -0.0194 0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(42.38% 0.078 104.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.7506, 7.7230, 1.8444)
Luminance	0.0772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555015 #151A55

analogous

#553015 #555015 #3A5515

triadic

#555015 #155550 #501555

tetradic

#555015 #155530 #151A55 #55153A

square

#555015 #155530 #151A55 #55153A

split-complementary

#555015 #153A55 #301555

monochromatic

#191706 #242209 #555015 #867E21 #B7AC2D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#555015 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#555015 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555015

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555015	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555015	1.00	8.25	2.54	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584D0C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595019

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555015;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 80, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.078 104.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878057',
    500: '#555015',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555015;
$custom-light: #878057;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555015",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.313,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42384,
    "c": 0.07788,
    "h": 104.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555015

secondary

#39408D

accent

#51E444

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555015

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

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