#55501F#55501F

#55501F is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.069 H 103.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55501F
RGB	rgb(85, 80, 31)
HSL	hsl(54, 47%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(54, 64%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 63.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.49, -5.14, 29.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.49, 29.45, 100.05°)
OKLab	oklab(42.49% -0.0161 0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(42.49% 0.069 103.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.8625, 7.7678, 2.4339)
Luminance	0.0777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55501F #1F2455

analogous

#55351F #55501F #3F551F

triadic

#55501F #1F5550 #501F55

tetradic

#55501F #1F5535 #1F2455 #551F3F

square

#55501F #1F5535 #1F2455 #551F3F

split-complementary

#55501F #1F3F55 #351F55

monochromatic

#161508 #28260F #55501F #827A2F #AFA440

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#55501F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#55501F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55501F

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55501F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55501F	1.00	8.22	2.55	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574D1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595022

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B4B45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55501f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 80, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.069 103.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87805d',
    500: '#55501f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55501f;
$custom-light: #87805d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55501f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.444,
    "s": 46.552,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42491,
    "c": 0.06887,
    "h": 103.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55501F

secondary

#464C8A

accent

#5ED652

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0B0A04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #55501F

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

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