#555216#555216

#555216 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.079 H 106.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555216
RGB	rgb(85, 82, 22)
HSL	hsl(57, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(57, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.03, -6.99, 33.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.03, 34.70, 101.62°)
OKLab	oklab(42.89% -0.0225 0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(42.89% 0.079 106.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.9087, 8.0240, 1.9438)
Luminance	0.0802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555216 #161955

analogous

#553216 #555216 #385516

triadic

#555216 #165552 #521655

tetradic

#555216 #165532 #161955 #551638

square

#555216 #165532 #161955 #551638

split-complementary

#555216 #163855 #321655

monochromatic

#181706 #242309 #555216 #868123 #B6B02F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#555216 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#555216 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555216

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555216	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555216	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)

#594F0D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B511A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555216;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 82, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.079 106.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878257',
    500: '#555216',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555216;
$custom-light: #878257;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555216",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.143,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42892,
    "c": 0.07927,
    "h": 106.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555216

secondary

#3A3E8C

accent

#4DE246

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555216

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

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