#555212#555212

#555212 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.082 H 106.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555212
RGB	rgb(85, 82, 18)
HSL	hsl(57, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(57, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 78.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.00, -7.22, 35.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.00, 36.40, 101.44°)
OKLab	oklab(42.86% -0.0236 0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(42.86% 0.082 106.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.8731, 8.0098, 1.7562)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555212 #121555

analogous

#553012 #555212 #375512

triadic

#555212 #125552 #521255

tetradic

#555212 #125530 #121555 #551237

square

#555212 #125530 #121555 #551237

split-complementary

#555212 #123755 #301255

monochromatic

#191805 #222107 #555212 #88831D #BAB327

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#555212 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#555212 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555212

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555212	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555212	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)

#5A4F06

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5117

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555212;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 82, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.082 106.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878255',
    500: '#555212',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555212;
$custom-light: #878255;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555212",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.313,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42858,
    "c": 0.08222,
    "h": 106.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555212

secondary

#35398E

accent

#47E840

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555212

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

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