#555B2D#555B2D

#555B2D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.068 H 115.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#555B2D
RGBrgb(85, 91, 45)
HSLhsl(68, 34%, 27%)
HSVhsv(68, 51%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(6.6%, 0%, 50.5%, 64.3%)
CIE-LABlab(37.12, -10.20, 25.57)
CIE-LCHlch(37.12, 27.53, 111.75°)
OKLaboklab(45.44% -0.0288 0.0611)
OKLCHoklch(45.44% 0.068 115.3)
XYZxyz(7.9612, 9.6030, 3.9163)
Luminance0.0960 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#555B2D #332D5B
analogous
#5B4A2D #555B2D #3E5B2D
triadic
#555B2D #2D555B #5B2D55
tetradic
#555B2D #2D5B4A #332D5B #5B2D3E
square
#555B2D #2D5B4A #332D5B #5B2D3E
split-complementary
#555B2D #2D3E5B #4A2D5B
monochromatic
#13140A #2F3219 #555B2D #7B8441 #A1AC57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19
#555B2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92
#555B2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555B2D
7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##555B2D#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##555B2D1.007.192.927.19
#FFFFFF7.191.0021.001.00
#0000002.9221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.191.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#615729
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#60582F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5A5650
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #555b2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 91, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.068 115.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868967',
    500: '#555b2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #555b2d;
$custom-light: #868967;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#555b2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.826,
    "s": 33.824,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45438,
    "c": 0.06757,
    "h": 115.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#555B2D
secondary
#5E578D
accent
#5ECA6C
background
#F8F8F6
surface
#EFF0EB
border
#CACBC6
text
#0B0B06
muted
#7C7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #555B2D

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

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#555B2D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva