#555218#555218

#555218 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	#555218
RGB	rgb(85, 82, 24)
HSL	hsl(57, 56%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(57, 72%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 71.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.05, -6.86, 33.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.05, 33.80, 101.71°)
OKLab	oklab(42.91% -0.0219 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(42.91% 0.078 106.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.9287, 8.0321, 2.0493)
Luminance	0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555218 #181B55

analogous

#553418 #555218 #3A5518

triadic

#555218 #185552 #521855

tetradic

#555218 #185534 #181B55 #55183A

square

#555218 #185534 #181B55 #55183A

split-complementary

#555218 #183A55 #341855

monochromatic

#181707 #25240B #555218 #858025 #B4AE33

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#555218 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#555218 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555218

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555218	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555218	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)

#594F10

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B511C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555218;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 82, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.078 106.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878259',
    500: '#555218',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555218;
$custom-light: #878259;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555218",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.049,
    "s": 55.963,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4291,
    "c": 0.07764,
    "h": 106.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555218

secondary

#3D418C

accent

#50DF49

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555218

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

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