#55551C#55551C

#55551C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.078 H 109.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55551C
RGB	rgb(85, 85, 28)
HSL	hsl(60, 50%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(60, 67%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 67.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.03, -8.34, 32.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.03, 33.26, 104.52°)
OKLab	oklab(43.7% -0.0256 0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(43.7% 0.078 109.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.2046, 8.5123, 2.3619)
Luminance	0.0851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#55551C #1C1C55

analogous

#55391C #55551C #39551C

triadic

#55551C #1C5555 #551C55

tetradic

#55551C #1C5539 #1C1C55 #551C39

square

#55551C #1C5539 #1C1C55 #551C39

split-complementary

#55551C #1C3955 #391C55

monochromatic

#171708 #27270D #55551C #83832B #B1B13A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#55551C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#55551C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55551C

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55551C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55551C	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5115

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5320

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B4F49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55551c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 85, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.078 109.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87845b',
    500: '#55551c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55551c;
$custom-light: #87845b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55551c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43702,
    "c": 0.07764,
    "h": 109.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55551C

secondary

#42428B

accent

#4EDA4E

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0B0A04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #55551C

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

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