#555210#555210

#555210 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.084 H 106.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555210
RGB	rgb(85, 82, 16)
HSL	hsl(57, 68%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(57, 81%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 81.2%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.99, -7.32, 36.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.99, 37.19, 101.36°)
OKLab	oklab(42.84% -0.0241 0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(42.84% 0.084 106.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.8574, 8.0035, 1.6737)
Luminance	0.0800 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555210 #101355

analogous

#552F10 #555210 #365510

triadic

#555210 #105552 #521055

tetradic

#555210 #10552F #101355 #551036

square

#555210 #10552F #101355 #551036

split-complementary

#555210 #103655 #2F1055

monochromatic

#1A1905 #212006 #555210 #89841A #BCB523

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#555210 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#555210 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555210

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555210	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555210	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A4F03

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5115

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4C45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555210;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 82, 16);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.084 106.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888254',
    500: '#555210',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555210;
$custom-light: #888254;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555210",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 16
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.391,
    "s": 68.317,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42844,
    "c": 0.08355,
    "h": 106.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555210

secondary

#32368F

accent

#44EB3D

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555210

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

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