#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
RGB	rgb(85, 89, 17)
HSL	hsl(63, 68%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(63, 81%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.5%, 0%, 80.9%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.21, -11.34, 38.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.21, 39.80, 106.56°)
OKLab	oklab(44.62% -0.0352 0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(44.62% 0.091 112.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.4201, 9.1167, 1.8990)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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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
##555911	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #555911

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

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