#555118#555118

#555118 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.077 H 105.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555118
RGB	rgb(85, 81, 24)
HSL	hsl(56, 56%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(56, 72%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 71.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.74, -6.27, 32.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.74, 33.36, 100.83°)
OKLab	oklab(42.66% -0.0202 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(42.66% 0.077 105.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.8539, 7.8823, 2.0244)
Luminance	0.0788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555118 #181C55

analogous

#553318 #555118 #3B5518

triadic

#555118 #185551 #511855

tetradic

#555118 #185533 #181C55 #55183B

square

#555118 #185533 #181C55 #55183B

split-complementary

#555118 #183B55 #331855

monochromatic

#181707 #25240B #555118 #857E25 #B4AC33

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#555118 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#555118 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555118

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555118	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555118	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584E10

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A501C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4B45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555118;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 81, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.077 105.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878158',
    500: '#555118',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555118;
$custom-light: #878158;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555118",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.066,
    "s": 55.963,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42661,
    "c": 0.07652,
    "h": 105.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555118

secondary

#3D428C

accent

#52DF49

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555118

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

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