#555B1C#555B1C

#555B1C is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.085 H 114.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555B1C
RGB	rgb(85, 91, 28)
HSL	hsl(66, 53%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(66, 69%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 0%, 69.2%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.92, -11.80, 34.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.92, 36.19, 109.03°)
OKLab	oklab(45.22% -0.0353 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(45.22% 0.085 114.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.6972, 9.4974, 2.5261)
Luminance	0.0950 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555B1C #221C5B

analogous

#5B411C #555B1C #355B1C

triadic

#555B1C #1C555B #5B1C55

tetradic

#555B1C #1C5B41 #221C5B #5B1C35

square

#555B1C #1C5B41 #221C5B #5B1C35

split-complementary

#555B1C #1C355B #411C5B

monochromatic

#161707 #292C0E #555B1C #818A2A #ACB939

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#555B1C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#555B1C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555B1C

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555B1C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555B1C	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625614

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615720

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B564E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555b1c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 91, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.085 114.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87895c',
    500: '#555b1c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555b1c;
$custom-light: #87895c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555b1c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.714,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45219,
    "c": 0.08521,
    "h": 114.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555B1C

secondary

#4A4290

accent

#4BDC59

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #555B1C

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

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