#555511#555511

#555511 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.086 H 109.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555511
RGB	rgb(85, 85, 17)
HSL	hsl(60, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(60, 80%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 80%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.94, -9.03, 36.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.94, 38.05, 103.73°)
OKLab	oklab(43.61% -0.0288 0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(43.61% 0.086 109.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.0962, 8.4690, 1.7911)
Luminance	0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555511 #111155

analogous

#553311 #555511 #335511

triadic

#555511 #115555 #551155

tetradic

#555511 #115533 #111155 #551133

square

#555511 #115533 #111155 #551133

split-complementary

#555511 #113355 #331155

monochromatic

#1A1A05 #222207 #555511 #88881B #BBBB25

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#555511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#555511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555511

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555511	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)

#5D5104

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5316

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 85, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.086 109.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878455',
    500: '#555511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555511;
$custom-light: #878455;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43605,
    "c": 0.08622,
    "h": 109.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555511

secondary

#34348E

accent

#3EEA3E

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555511

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

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