#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
RGB	rgb(85, 89, 18)
HSL	hsl(63, 66%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(63, 80%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.5%, 0%, 79.8%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.21, -11.29, 37.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.21, 39.43, 106.64°)
OKLab	oklab(44.63% -0.035 0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(44.63% 0.09 112.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.4281, 9.1199, 1.9412)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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
##555912	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)

#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

Preview with #555912

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

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