#555315#555315

#555315 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.081 H 107.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555315
RGB	rgb(85, 83, 21)
HSL	hsl(58, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(58, 75%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 75.3%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.34, -7.64, 34.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.34, 35.57, 102.41°)
OKLab	oklab(43.13% -0.0244 0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(43.13% 0.081 107.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.9752, 8.1722, 1.9193)
Luminance	0.0817 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555315 #151755

analogous

#553315 #555315 #375515

triadic

#555315 #155553 #531555

tetradic

#555315 #155533 #151755 #551537

square

#555315 #155533 #151755 #551537

split-complementary

#555315 #153755 #331555

monochromatic

#191806 #242309 #555315 #868321 #B7B32D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#555315 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#555315 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555315

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555315	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555315	1.00	7.97	2.63	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A4F0B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5219

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555315;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 83, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.081 107.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878357',
    500: '#555315',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555315;
$custom-light: #878357;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555315",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.125,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43133,
    "c": 0.08116,
    "h": 107.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555315

secondary

#393C8D

accent

#49E444

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555315

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →