#555111#555111

#555111 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.082 H 105.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555111
RGB	rgb(85, 81, 17)
HSL	hsl(56, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(56, 80%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 80%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.68, -6.68, 35.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.68, 36.40, 100.58°)
OKLab	oklab(42.6% -0.0222 0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(42.6% 0.082 105.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.7902, 7.8569, 1.6891)
Luminance	0.0786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555111 #111555

analogous

#552F11 #555111 #375511

triadic

#555111 #115551 #511155

tetradic

#555111 #11552F #111555 #551137

square

#555111 #11552F #111555 #551137

split-complementary

#555111 #113755 #2F1155

monochromatic

#1A1805 #222007 #555111 #88821B #BBB225

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.17

#555111 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#555111 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555111

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555111	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555111	1.00	8.17	2.57	8.17
#FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594E05

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5016

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4B45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555111;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 81, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.082 105.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888155',
    500: '#555111',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555111;
$custom-light: #888155;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555111",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.471,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42601,
    "c": 0.08183,
    "h": 105.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555111

secondary

#34398E

accent

#48EA3E

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555111

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

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