#555316#555316

#555316 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.080 H 107.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555316
RGB	rgb(85, 83, 22)
HSL	hsl(58, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(58, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.35, -7.58, 34.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.35, 35.14, 102.46°)
OKLab	oklab(43.14% -0.0241 0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(43.14% 0.08 107.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.9846, 8.1760, 1.9691)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555316 #161855

analogous

#553316 #555316 #375516

triadic

#555316 #165553 #531655

tetradic

#555316 #165533 #161855 #551637

square

#555316 #165533 #161855 #551637

split-complementary

#555316 #163755 #331655

monochromatic

#181806 #242409 #555316 #868223 #B6B22F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#555316 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#555316 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555316

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555316	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555316	1.00	7.97	2.64	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A500D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C521A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555316;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 83, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.080 107.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878357',
    500: '#555316',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555316;
$custom-light: #878357;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555316",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.095,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43142,
    "c": 0.08039,
    "h": 107.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555316

secondary

#3A3D8C

accent

#4BE246

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555316

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

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