#555214#555214

#555214 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.081 H 106.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555214
RGB	rgb(85, 82, 20)
HSL	hsl(57, 62%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(57, 76%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 76.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.02, -7.11, 34.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.02, 35.57, 101.53°)
OKLab	oklab(42.87% -0.0231 0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(42.87% 0.081 106.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.8901, 8.0166, 1.8461)
Luminance	0.0802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555214 #141755

analogous

#553114 #555214 #375514

triadic

#555214 #145552 #521455

tetradic

#555214 #145531 #141755 #551437

square

#555214 #145531 #141755 #551437

split-complementary

#555214 #143755 #311455

monochromatic

#191806 #232208 #555214 #878220 #B8B22B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#555214 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#555214 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555214

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555214	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555214	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)

#5A4F0A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5118

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555214;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 82, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.081 106.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878256',
    500: '#555214',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555214;
$custom-light: #878256;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555214",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.231,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42874,
    "c": 0.0808,
    "h": 106.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555214

secondary

#383C8D

accent

#4AE543

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555214

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

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