#555239#555239

#555239 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.039 H 102.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555239
RGB	rgb(85, 82, 57)
HSL	hsl(54, 20%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(54, 33%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 32.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.52, -3.28, 15.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.52, 15.51, 102.23°)
OKLab	oklab(43.44% -0.0081 0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(43.44% 0.039 102.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.5022, 8.2614, 5.0695)
Luminance	0.0826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555239 #393C55

analogous

#554439 #555239 #4A5539

triadic

#555239 #395552 #523955

tetradic

#555239 #395544 #393C55 #55394A

square

#555239 #395544 #393C55 #55394A

split-complementary

#555239 #394A55 #443955

monochromatic

#12120C #302F20 #555239 #7A7552 #9C976C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#555239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#555239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555239

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555239	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575037

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58523A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#594F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 82, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.039 102.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85826f',
    500: '#555239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555239;
$custom-light: #85826f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.571,
    "s": 19.718,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43438,
    "c": 0.03879,
    "h": 102.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555239

secondary

#656885

accent

#74BC6B

background

#F8F7F6

surface

#EFEEEC

border

#CAC9C7

text

#0B0A07

muted

#7C7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #555239

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

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