#555017#555017

#555017 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.076 H 104.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555017
RGB	rgb(85, 80, 23)
HSL	hsl(55, 57%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(55, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 72.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.42, -5.74, 32.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.42, 33.41, 99.89°)
OKLab	oklab(42.4% -0.0188 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(42.4% 0.076 104.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.7699, 7.7307, 1.9460)
Luminance	0.0773 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555017 #171C55

analogous

#553117 #555017 #3B5517

triadic

#555017 #175550 #501755

tetradic

#555017 #175531 #171C55 #55173B

square

#555017 #175531 #171C55 #55173B

split-complementary

#555017 #173B55 #311755

monochromatic

#181707 #25230A #555017 #857D24 #B5AB31

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#555017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#555017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555017

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555017	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)

#584D0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59501B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 80, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.076 104.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878058',
    500: '#555017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555017;
$custom-light: #878058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.161,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42403,
    "c": 0.07628,
    "h": 104.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555017

secondary

#3C428C

accent

#54E147

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555017

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

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