#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
RGB	rgb(85, 91, 17)
HSL	hsl(65, 69%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(65, 81%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 0%, 81.3%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.84, -12.47, 38.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.84, 40.70, 107.85°)
OKLab	oklab(45.13% -0.0383 0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(45.13% 0.093 114.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.5888, 9.4541, 1.9553)
Luminance	0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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
##555B11	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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