#555B16#555B16

#555B16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.090 H 114.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555B16
RGB	rgb(85, 91, 22)
HSL	hsl(65, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(65, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 0%, 75.8%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.88, -12.20, 36.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.88, 38.79, 108.34°)
OKLab	oklab(45.17% -0.0371 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(45.17% 0.09 114.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.6324, 9.4715, 2.1850)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555B16 #1C165B

analogous

#5B3E16 #555B16 #335B16

triadic

#555B16 #16555B #5B1655

tetradic

#555B16 #165B3E #1C165B #5B1633

square

#555B16 #165B3E #1C165B #5B1633

split-complementary

#555B16 #16335B #3E165B

monochromatic

#171906 #272A0A #555B16 #838C22 #B1BE2E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#555B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#555B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555B16

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555B16	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)

#62560A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62571B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B554E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 91, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.090 114.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878959',
    500: '#555b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555b16;
$custom-light: #878959;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.217,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45165,
    "c": 0.08996,
    "h": 114.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555B16

secondary

#423B92

accent

#44E452

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0B04

muted

#7D7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #555B16

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

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