#555513#555513

#555513 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.085 H 109.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555513
RGB	rgb(85, 85, 19)
HSL	hsl(60, 63%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(60, 78%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 77.6%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.95, -8.93, 36.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.95, 37.27, 103.86°)
OKLab	oklab(43.62% -0.0283 0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(43.62% 0.085 109.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.1126, 8.4755, 1.8772)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555513 #131355

analogous

#553413 #555513 #345513

triadic

#555513 #135555 #551355

tetradic

#555513 #135534 #131355 #551334

square

#555513 #135534 #131355 #551334

split-complementary

#555513 #133455 #341355

monochromatic

#191906 #232308 #555513 #87871E #B9B929

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#555513 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#555513 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555513

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555513	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555513	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5107

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5318

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555513;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 85, 19);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.085 109.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878456',
    500: '#555513',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555513;
$custom-light: #878456;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555513",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 19
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 63.462,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43619,
    "c": 0.08489,
    "h": 109.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555513

secondary

#36368D

accent

#41E641

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555513

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

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