#55591D#55591D

#55591D is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.082 H 112.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55591D
RGB	rgb(85, 89, 29)
HSL	hsl(64, 51%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(64, 67%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.5%, 0%, 67.4%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.30, -10.58, 33.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.30, 34.72, 107.75°)
OKLab	oklab(44.72% -0.0318 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(44.72% 0.082 112.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.5407, 9.1649, 2.5339)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55591D #211D59

analogous

#593F1D #55591D #37591D

triadic

#55591D #1D5559 #591D55

tetradic

#55591D #1D593F #211D59 #591D37

square

#55591D #1D593F #211D59 #591D37

split-complementary

#55591D #1D3759 #3F1D59

monochromatic

#161708 #292B0E #55591D #81872C #ADB53B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#55591D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#55591D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55591D

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55591D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55591D	1.00	7.41	2.83	7.41
#FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605516

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605621

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B544C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55591d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 89, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.082 112.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87875c',
    500: '#55591d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55591d;
$custom-light: #87875c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55591d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64,
    "s": 50.847,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44721,
    "c": 0.08174,
    "h": 112.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55591D

secondary

#49448E

accent

#4DDA57

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #55591D

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

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