#555B14#555B14

#555B14 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.091 H 114.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555B14
RGB	rgb(85, 91, 20)
HSL	hsl(65, 64%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(65, 78%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 0%, 78%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.86, -12.32, 37.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.86, 39.58, 108.13°)
OKLab	oklab(45.15% -0.0376 0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(45.15% 0.091 114.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.6139, 9.4641, 2.0874)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555B14 #1A145B

analogous

#5B3E14 #555B14 #325B14

triadic

#555B14 #14555B #5B1455

tetradic

#555B14 #145B3E #1A145B #5B1432

square

#555B14 #145B3E #1A145B #5B1432

split-complementary

#555B14 #14325B #3E145B

monochromatic

#171906 #262909 #555B14 #848D1F #B3BF2A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#555B14 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#555B14 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555B14

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555B14	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555B14	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)

#625606

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62571A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B554D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555b14;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 91, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.091 114.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878957',
    500: '#555b14',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555b14;
$custom-light: #878957;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555b14",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.07,
    "s": 63.964,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45149,
    "c": 0.09136,
    "h": 114.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555B14

secondary

#403893

accent

#41E74F

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0B03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555B14

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

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