#555040#555040

#555040 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.026 H 92.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555040
RGB	rgb(85, 80, 64)
HSL	hsl(46, 14%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(46, 25%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 24.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.06, -0.95, 10.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.06, 10.24, 95.32°)
OKLab	oklab(43.13% -0.0012 0.0261)
OKLCH	oklch(43.13% 0.026 92.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.5404, 8.0389, 6.0039)
Luminance	0.0804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555040 #404555

analogous

#554640 #555040 #505540

triadic

#555040 #405550 #504055

tetradic

#555040 #405546 #404555 #554050

square

#555040 #405546 #404555 #554050

split-complementary

#555040 #405055 #464055

monochromatic

#11100D #322F26 #555040 #78715A #999177

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#555040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#555040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555040

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555040	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544F3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555140

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#584D4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 80, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.026 92.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858174',
    500: '#555040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555040;
$custom-light: #858174;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.714,
    "s": 14.094,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43127,
    "c": 0.02608,
    "h": 92.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555040

secondary

#6D7284

accent

#82B771

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEED

border

#CAC9C8

text

#0B0A08

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #555040

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

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