#555611#555611

#555611 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.087 H 110.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555611
RGB	rgb(85, 86, 17)
HSL	hsl(61, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(61, 80%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 80.2%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.26, -9.61, 37.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.26, 38.48, 104.47°)
OKLab	oklab(43.86% -0.0304 0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(43.86% 0.087 110.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.1755, 8.6275, 1.8175)
Luminance	0.0863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555611 #121156

analogous

#563511 #555611 #325611

triadic

#555611 #115556 #561155

tetradic

#555611 #115635 #121156 #561132

square

#555611 #115635 #121156 #561132

split-complementary

#555611 #113256 #351156

monochromatic

#191A05 #222307 #555611 #88891B #BABC25

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#555611 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#555611 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555611

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555611	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555611	1.00	7.71	2.73	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5204

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5417

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C5049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555611;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 86, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.087 110.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878555',
    500: '#555611',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555611;
$custom-light: #878555;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555611",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60.87,
    "s": 66.99,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43857,
    "c": 0.08736,
    "h": 110.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555611

secondary

#35348F

accent

#3EEA40

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0C0B03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555611

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

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