#555311#555311

#555311 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.084 H 107.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555311
RGB	rgb(85, 83, 17)
HSL	hsl(58, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(58, 80%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 80%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.31, -7.86, 36.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.31, 37.21, 102.20°)
OKLab	oklab(43.1% -0.0255 0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(43.1% 0.084 107.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.9410, 8.1585, 1.7393)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555311 #111355

analogous

#553111 #555311 #355511

triadic

#555311 #115553 #531155

tetradic

#555311 #115531 #111355 #551135

square

#555311 #115531 #111355 #551135

split-complementary

#555311 #113555 #311155

monochromatic

#1A1905 #222107 #555311 #88851B #BBB725

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#555311 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#555311 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555311

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555311	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555311	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B4F05

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5216

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4D46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555311;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 83, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.084 107.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888355',
    500: '#555311',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555311;
$custom-light: #888355;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555311",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.235,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43102,
    "c": 0.08399,
    "h": 107.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555311

secondary

#34368E

accent

#43EA3E

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555311

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

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