#555116#555116

#555116 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.078 H 105.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555116
RGB	rgb(85, 81, 22)
HSL	hsl(56, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(56, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.72, -6.40, 33.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.72, 34.28, 100.76°)
OKLab	oklab(42.64% -0.0208 0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(42.64% 0.078 105.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.8338, 7.8743, 1.9188)
Luminance	0.0787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555116 #161A55

analogous

#553116 #555116 #395516

triadic

#555116 #165551 #511655

tetradic

#555116 #165531 #161A55 #551639

square

#555116 #165531 #161A55 #551639

split-complementary

#555116 #163955 #311655

monochromatic

#181706 #242309 #555116 #867F23 #B6AE2F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#555116 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#555116 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555116

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555116	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555116	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594E0D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A501A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4B45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555116;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 81, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.078 105.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878157',
    500: '#555116',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555116;
$custom-light: #878157;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555116",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.19,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42642,
    "c": 0.07817,
    "h": 105.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555116

secondary

#3A408C

accent

#50E246

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555116

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

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