#555811#555811

#555811 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.090 H 112.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555811
RGB	rgb(85, 88, 17)
HSL	hsl(63, 68%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(63, 81%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.4%, 0%, 80.7%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.89, -10.77, 37.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.89, 39.35, 105.88°)
OKLab	oklab(44.36% -0.0336 0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(44.36% 0.09 112)
XYZ	xyz(7.3375, 8.9514, 1.8715)
Luminance	0.0895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555811 #141158

analogous

#583711 #555811 #315811

triadic

#555811 #115558 #581155

tetradic

#555811 #115837 #141158 #581131

square

#555811 #115837 #141158 #581131

split-complementary

#555811 #113158 #371158

monochromatic

#191A05 #232507 #555811 #878B1B #B8BF25

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#555811 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#555811 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555811

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555811	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555811	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5403

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605517

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B524B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555811;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 88, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.090 112.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888756',
    500: '#555811',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555811;
$custom-light: #888756;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555811",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.535,
    "s": 67.619,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44364,
    "c": 0.0897,
    "h": 112
  },
  "luminance": 0.08951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555811

secondary

#383491

accent

#3DEA45

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0C0B03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555811

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

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