#555514#555514

#555514 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.084 H 109.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555514
RGB	rgb(85, 85, 20)
HSL	hsl(60, 62%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(60, 76%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 76.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.96, -8.87, 35.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.96, 36.86, 103.93°)
OKLab	oklab(43.63% -0.028 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(43.63% 0.084 109.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.1213, 8.4790, 1.9232)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555514 #141455

analogous

#553414 #555514 #345514

triadic

#555514 #145555 #551455

tetradic

#555514 #145534 #141455 #551434

square

#555514 #145534 #141455 #551434

split-complementary

#555514 #143455 #341455

monochromatic

#191906 #232308 #555514 #878720 #B8B82B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#555514 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#555514 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555514

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555514	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555514	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)

#5C5109

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5319

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C4F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555514;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 85, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.084 109.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878457',
    500: '#555514',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555514;
$custom-light: #878457;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555514",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43627,
    "c": 0.08418,
    "h": 109.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555514

secondary

#38388D

accent

#43E543

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555514

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

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