#555517#555517

#555517 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.082 H 109.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555517
RGB	rgb(85, 85, 23)
HSL	hsl(60, 57%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(60, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 72.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.98, -8.69, 34.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.98, 35.58, 104.14°)
OKLab	oklab(43.65% -0.0272 0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(43.65% 0.082 109.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.1497, 8.4904, 2.0726)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555517 #171755

analogous

#553617 #555517 #365517

triadic

#555517 #175555 #551755

tetradic

#555517 #175536 #171755 #551736

square

#555517 #175536 #171755 #551736

split-complementary

#555517 #173655 #361755

monochromatic

#181807 #25250A #555517 #858524 #B5B531

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#555517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#555517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555517

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555517	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C510E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D531B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B4F49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 85, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.082 109.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878458',
    500: '#555517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555517;
$custom-light: #878458;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43653,
    "c": 0.08191,
    "h": 109.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555517

secondary

#3C3C8C

accent

#47E147

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555517

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

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