#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
RGB	rgb(85, 91, 45)
HSL	hsl(68, 34%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(68, 51%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 0%, 50.5%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.12, -10.20, 25.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.12, 27.53, 111.75°)
OKLab	oklab(45.44% -0.0288 0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(45.44% 0.068 115.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.9612, 9.6030, 3.9163)
Luminance	0.0960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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
##555B2D	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

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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