#555512#555512

#555512 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 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#555512
RGBrgb(85, 85, 18)
HSLhsl(60, 65%, 20%)
HSVhsv(60, 79%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 78.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LABlab(34.95, -8.98, 36.58)
CIE-LCHlch(34.95, 37.67, 103.80°)
OKLaboklab(43.61% -0.0285 0.0807)
OKLCHoklch(43.61% 0.086 109.5)
XYZxyz(7.1043, 8.4722, 1.8332)
Luminance0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#555512 #121255
analogous
#553312 #555512 #335512
triadic
#555512 #125555 #551255
tetradic
#555512 #125533 #121255 #551233
square
#555512 #125533 #121255 #551233
split-complementary
#555512 #123355 #331255
monochromatic
#191905 #222207 #555512 #88881D #BABA27

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79
#555512 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69
#555512 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555512
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##555512#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##5555121.007.792.697.79
#FFFFFF7.791.0021.001.00
#0000002.6921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.791.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C5105
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5317
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5C4F48
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #555512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 85, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.086 109.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878456',
    500: '#555512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #555512;
$custom-light: #878456;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#555512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43612,
    "c": 0.08557,
    "h": 109.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#555512
secondary
#35358E
accent
#40E840
background
#F8F8F5
surface
#F0EFE9
border
#CBCAC5
text
#0C0A03
muted
#7D7C78

Preview Lab

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#555512 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva