#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
RGB	rgb(85, 85, 18)
HSL	hsl(60, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(60, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 78.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.95, -8.98, 36.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.95, 37.67, 103.80°)
OKLab	oklab(43.61% -0.0285 0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(43.61% 0.086 109.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.1043, 8.4722, 1.8332)
Luminance	0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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
##555512	1.00	7.79	2.69	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #555512

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

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