#555211#555211

#555211 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.083 H 106.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#555211
RGBrgb(85, 82, 17)
HSLhsl(57, 67%, 20%)
HSVhsv(57, 80%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3.5%, 80%, 66.7%)
CIE-LABlab(34.00, -7.27, 36.08)
CIE-LCHlch(34.00, 36.80, 101.40°)
OKLaboklab(42.85% -0.0239 0.0794)
OKLCHoklch(42.85% 0.083 106.7)
XYZxyz(6.8651, 8.0066, 1.7140)
Luminance0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#555211 #111455
analogous
#553011 #555211 #365511
triadic
#555211 #115552 #521155
tetradic
#555211 #115530 #111455 #551136
square
#555211 #115530 #111455 #551136
split-complementary
#555211 #113655 #301155
monochromatic
#1A1905 #222107 #555211 #88831B #BBB425

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07
#555211 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60
#555211 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555211
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##555211#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##5552111.008.072.608.07
#FFFFFF8.071.0021.001.00
#0000002.6021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.071.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A4F05
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B5116
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5C4C46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #555211;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 82, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.083 106.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888255',
    500: '#555211',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #555211;
$custom-light: #888255;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#555211",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.353,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42851,
    "c": 0.0829,
    "h": 106.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#555211
secondary
#34388E
accent
#46EA3E
background
#F8F7F5
surface
#F0EEE9
border
#CBC9C5
text
#0C0A03
muted
#7D7C78

Preview Lab

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#555211 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva