#55550C#55550C

#55550C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.089 H 109.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55550C
RGB	rgb(85, 85, 12)
HSL	hsl(60, 75%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(60, 86%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 85.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.91, -9.26, 38.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.91, 39.81, 103.45°)
OKLab	oklab(43.57% -0.0299 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(43.57% 0.089 109.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.0614, 8.4551, 1.6078)
Luminance	0.0846 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55550C #0C0C55

analogous

#55310C #55550C #31550C

triadic

#55550C #0C5555 #550C55

tetradic

#55550C #0C5531 #0C0C55 #550C31

square

#55550C #0C5531 #0C0C55 #550C31

split-complementary

#55550C #0C3155 #310C55

monochromatic

#1B1B04 #1F1F04 #55550C #8B8B14 #C0C01B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#55550C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#55550C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55550C

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55550C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55550C	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5100

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5313

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55550c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 85, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.089 109.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888453',
    500: '#55550c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55550c;
$custom-light: #888453;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55550c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 75.258,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43574,
    "c": 0.08912,
    "h": 109.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55550C

secondary

#2D2D90

accent

#36F236

background

#F8F8F4

surface

#F0EFE8

border

#CBCAC4

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #55550C

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

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