#555016#555016

#555016 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.077 H 104.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555016
RGB	rgb(85, 80, 22)
HSL	hsl(55, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(55, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.41, -5.80, 33.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.41, 33.86, 99.86°)
OKLab	oklab(42.39% -0.0191 0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(42.39% 0.077 104.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.7601, 7.7268, 1.8942)
Luminance	0.0773 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555016 #161B55

analogous

#553016 #555016 #3A5516

triadic

#555016 #165550 #501655

tetradic

#555016 #165530 #161B55 #55163A

square

#555016 #165530 #161B55 #55163A

split-complementary

#555016 #163A55 #301655

monochromatic

#181706 #242209 #555016 #867E23 #B6AC2F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#555016 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#555016 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555016

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555016	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555016	1.00	8.25	2.55	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584D0E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59501A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555016;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 80, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.077 104.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878057',
    500: '#555016',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555016;
$custom-light: #878057;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555016",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.238,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42393,
    "c": 0.07709,
    "h": 104.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555016

secondary

#3A418C

accent

#52E246

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555016

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

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