#555412#555412

#555412 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.084 H 108.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555412
RGB	rgb(85, 84, 18)
HSL	hsl(59, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(59, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 78.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.63, -8.40, 36.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.63, 37.24, 103.03°)
OKLab	oklab(43.36% -0.0269 0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(43.36% 0.084 108.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.0261, 8.3158, 1.8072)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555412 #121355

analogous

#553212 #555412 #355512

triadic

#555412 #125554 #541255

tetradic

#555412 #125532 #121355 #551235

square

#555412 #125532 #121355 #551235

split-complementary

#555412 #123555 #321255

monochromatic

#191905 #222207 #555412 #88861D #BAB827

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#555412 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#555412 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555412

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555412	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555412	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5006

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5217

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4E47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555412;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 84, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.084 108.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878355',
    500: '#555412',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555412;
$custom-light: #878355;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555412",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.104,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4336,
    "c": 0.08443,
    "h": 108.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555412

secondary

#35368E

accent

#42E840

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555412

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

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