#555317#555317

#555317 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.080 H 107.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555317
RGB	rgb(85, 83, 23)
HSL	hsl(58, 57%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(58, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 72.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.35, -7.52, 33.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.35, 34.69, 102.52°)
OKLab	oklab(43.15% -0.0238 0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(43.15% 0.08 107.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.9945, 8.1799, 2.0209)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555317 #171955

analogous

#553417 #555317 #385517

triadic

#555317 #175553 #531755

tetradic

#555317 #175534 #171955 #551738

square

#555317 #175534 #171955 #551738

split-complementary

#555317 #173855 #341755

monochromatic

#181807 #25240A #555317 #858224 #B5B131

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#555317 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#555317 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555317

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555317	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555317	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)

#5A500E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C521B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555317;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 83, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.080 107.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878358',
    500: '#555317',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555317;
$custom-light: #878358;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555317",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.065,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43151,
    "c": 0.0796,
    "h": 107.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555317

secondary

#3C3E8C

accent

#4CE147

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555317

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

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