#555B11#555B11

#555B11 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.093 H 114.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#555B11
RGBrgb(85, 91, 17)
HSLhsl(65, 69%, 21%)
HSVhsv(65, 81%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(6.6%, 0%, 81.3%, 64.3%)
CIE-LABlab(36.84, -12.47, 38.74)
CIE-LCHlch(36.84, 40.70, 107.85°)
OKLaboklab(45.13% -0.0383 0.085)
OKLCHoklch(45.13% 0.093 114.3)
XYZxyz(7.5888, 9.4541, 1.9553)
Luminance0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#555B11 #17115B
analogous
#5B3C11 #555B11 #305B11
triadic
#555B11 #11555B #5B1155
tetradic
#555B11 #115B3C #17115B #5B1130
square
#555B11 #115B3C #17115B #5B1130
split-complementary
#555B11 #11305B #3C115B
monochromatic
#181A05 #252707 #555B11 #858F1B #B5C224

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26
#555B11 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89
#555B11 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555B11
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##555B11#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##555B111.007.262.897.26
#FFFFFF7.261.0021.001.00
#0000002.8921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.261.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#625602
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#625718
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5B554D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #555b11;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 91, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.093 114.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888956',
    500: '#555b11',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #555b11;
$custom-light: #888956;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#555b11",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.865,
    "s": 68.519,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45128,
    "c": 0.09328,
    "h": 114.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#555B11
secondary
#3C3494
accent
#3CEB4B
background
#F8F8F5
surface
#F0F0E9
border
#CBCBC5
text
#0C0B03
muted
#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555B11

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#555B11 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva