#555911#555911

#555911 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.091 H 112.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#555911
RGBrgb(85, 89, 17)
HSLhsl(63, 68%, 21%)
HSVhsv(63, 81%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(4.5%, 0%, 80.9%, 65.1%)
CIE-LABlab(36.21, -11.34, 38.15)
CIE-LCHlch(36.21, 39.80, 106.56°)
OKLaboklab(44.62% -0.0352 0.0838)
OKLCHoklch(44.62% 0.091 112.8)
XYZxyz(7.4201, 9.1167, 1.8990)
Luminance0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#555911 #151159
analogous
#593911 #555911 #315911
triadic
#555911 #115559 #591155
tetradic
#555911 #115939 #151159 #591131
square
#555911 #115939 #151159 #591131
split-complementary
#555911 #113159 #391159
monochromatic
#191A05 #242607 #555911 #868C1B #B7C025

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44
#555911 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82
#555911 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555911
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##555911#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##5559111.007.442.827.44
#FFFFFF7.441.0021.001.00
#0000002.8221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.441.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#605402
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605617
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5B534B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #555911;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 89, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.091 112.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888756',
    500: '#555911',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #555911;
$custom-light: #888756;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#555911",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.333,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44618,
    "c": 0.09087,
    "h": 112.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#555911
secondary
#393492
accent
#3DEB47
background
#F8F8F5
surface
#F0EFE9
border
#CBCAC5
text
#0C0B03
muted
#7D7C78

Preview Lab

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#555911 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva