#555B0E#555B0E

#555B0E is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.095 H 114.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555B0E
RGB	rgb(85, 91, 14)
HSL	hsl(65, 73%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(65, 85%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 0%, 84.6%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.83, -12.61, 39.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.83, 41.71, 107.60°)
OKLab	oklab(45.11% -0.039 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(45.11% 0.095 114.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.5669, 9.4453, 1.8399)
Luminance	0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555B0E #140E5B

analogous

#5B3A0E #555B0E #2E5B0E

triadic

#555B0E #0E555B #5B0E55

tetradic

#555B0E #0E5B3A #140E5B #5B0E2E

square

#555B0E #0E5B3A #140E5B #5B0E2E

split-complementary

#555B0E #0E2E5B #3A0E5B

monochromatic

#191B04 #232606 #555B0E #879016 #B8C51E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#555B0E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#555B0E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555B0E

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555B0E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555B0E	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625600

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625715

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B554D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555b0e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 91, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.095 114.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888955',
    500: '#555b0e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555b0e;
$custom-light: #888955;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555b0e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.675,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4511,
    "c": 0.09499,
    "h": 114.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555B0E

secondary

#383095

accent

#38F046

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0B03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555B0E

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

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