#555912#555912

#555912 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.090 H 112.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#555912
RGBrgb(85, 89, 18)
HSLhsl(63, 66%, 21%)
HSVhsv(63, 80%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(4.5%, 0%, 79.8%, 65.1%)
CIE-LABlab(36.21, -11.29, 37.78)
CIE-LCHlch(36.21, 39.43, 106.64°)
OKLaboklab(44.63% -0.035 0.0832)
OKLCHoklch(44.63% 0.09 112.8)
XYZxyz(7.4281, 9.1199, 1.9412)
Luminance0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#555912 #161259
analogous
#593912 #555912 #315912
triadic
#555912 #125559 #591255
tetradic
#555912 #125939 #161259 #591231
square
#555912 #125939 #161259 #591231
split-complementary
#555912 #123159 #391259
monochromatic
#181905 #242608 #555912 #868C1C #B6BF27

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44
#555912 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82
#555912 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555912
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##555912#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##5559121.007.442.827.44
#FFFFFF7.441.0021.001.00
#0000002.8221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.441.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#605404
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605618
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5B534C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #555912;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 89, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.090 112.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878756',
    500: '#555912',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #555912;
$custom-light: #878756;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#555912",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.38,
    "s": 66.355,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44625,
    "c": 0.09025,
    "h": 112.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#555912
secondary
#3A3592
accent
#3FE948
background
#F8F8F5
surface
#F0EFE9
border
#CBCAC5
text
#0C0B03
muted
#7D7C78

Preview Lab

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#555912 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva