#555716#555716

#555716 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.085 H 111.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555716
RGB	rgb(85, 87, 22)
HSL	hsl(62, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(62, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.3%, 0%, 74.7%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.61, -9.92, 35.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.61, 36.92, 105.58°)
OKLab	oklab(44.15% -0.0307 0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(44.15% 0.085 111.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.2996, 8.8058, 2.0741)
Luminance	0.0881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555716 #181657

analogous

#573916 #555716 #355716

triadic

#555716 #165557 #571655

tetradic

#555716 #165739 #181657 #571635

square

#555716 #165739 #181657 #571635

split-complementary

#555716 #163557 #391657

monochromatic

#181806 #25260A #555716 #858822 #B4B92F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#555716 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#555716 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555716

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555716	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555716	1.00	7.61	2.76	7.61
#FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E530B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F551B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B514A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555716;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 87, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.085 111.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878658',
    500: '#555716',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555716;
$custom-light: #878658;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555716",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61.846,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44148,
    "c": 0.08506,
    "h": 111.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555716

secondary

#3D3A8E

accent

#45E34A

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0C0B03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555716

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

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