#555215#555215

#555215 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.080 H 106.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555215
RGB	rgb(85, 82, 21)
HSL	hsl(57, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(57, 75%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 75.3%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.03, -7.05, 34.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.03, 35.14, 101.58°)
OKLab	oklab(42.88% -0.0228 0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(42.88% 0.08 106.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.8992, 8.0203, 1.8940)
Luminance	0.0802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555215 #151855

analogous

#553215 #555215 #385515

triadic

#555215 #155552 #521555

tetradic

#555215 #155532 #151855 #551538

square

#555215 #155532 #151855 #551538

split-complementary

#555215 #153855 #321555

monochromatic

#191806 #242309 #555215 #868121 #B7B12D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#555215 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#555215 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555215

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555215	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555215	1.00	8.06	2.60	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A4F0B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5119

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555215;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 82, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.080 106.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878257',
    500: '#555215',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555215;
$custom-light: #878257;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555215",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.188,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42883,
    "c": 0.08005,
    "h": 106.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555215

secondary

#393D8D

accent

#4CE444

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555215

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

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