#555612#555612

#555612 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.087 H 110.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555612
RGB	rgb(85, 86, 18)
HSL	hsl(61, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(61, 79%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 79.1%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.26, -9.56, 36.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.26, 38.10, 104.54°)
OKLab	oklab(43.86% -0.0301 0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(43.86% 0.087 110.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.1835, 8.6307, 1.8596)
Luminance	0.0863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555612 #131256

analogous

#563512 #555612 #335612

triadic

#555612 #125556 #561255

tetradic

#555612 #125635 #131256 #561233

square

#555612 #125635 #131256 #561233

split-complementary

#555612 #123356 #351256

monochromatic

#191905 #232307 #555612 #87891D #B9BB27

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#555612 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#555612 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555612

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555612	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555612	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5205

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5417

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C5049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555612;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 86, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.087 110.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878556',
    500: '#555612',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555612;
$custom-light: #878556;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555612",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60.882,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43864,
    "c": 0.08671,
    "h": 110.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08631
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555612

secondary

#36358F

accent

#3FE842

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0C0B03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555612

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

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