#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
RGB	rgb(85, 82, 17)
HSL	hsl(57, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(57, 80%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 80%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.00, -7.27, 36.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.00, 36.80, 101.40°)
OKLab	oklab(42.85% -0.0239 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(42.85% 0.083 106.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.8651, 8.0066, 1.7140)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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
##555211	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #555211

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

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