#555217#555217

#555217 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.078 H 106.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555217
RGB	rgb(85, 82, 23)
HSL	hsl(57, 57%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(57, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 72.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.04, -6.93, 33.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.04, 34.25, 101.67°)
OKLab	oklab(42.9% -0.0222 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(42.9% 0.078 106.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.9185, 8.0280, 1.9956)
Luminance	0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555217 #171A55

analogous

#553317 #555217 #395517

triadic

#555217 #175552 #521755

tetradic

#555217 #175533 #171A55 #551739

square

#555217 #175533 #171A55 #551739

split-complementary

#555217 #173955 #331755

monochromatic

#181707 #25240A #555217 #858024 #B5AF31

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#555217 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#555217 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555217

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555217	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555217	1.00	8.06	2.61	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594F0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B511B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555217;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 82, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.078 106.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878258',
    500: '#555217',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555217;
$custom-light: #878258;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555217",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.097,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42901,
    "c": 0.07846,
    "h": 106.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555217

secondary

#3C408C

accent

#4FE147

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555217

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

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