#555C0D#555C0D

#555C0D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.097 H 114.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555C0D
RGB	rgb(85, 92, 13)
HSL	hsl(65, 75%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(65, 86%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 0%, 85.9%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.14, -13.22, 40.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.14, 42.47, 108.13°)
OKLab	oklab(45.36% -0.0407 0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(45.36% 0.097 114.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.6463, 9.6148, 1.8337)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555C0D #140D5C

analogous

#5C3B0D #555C0D #2E5C0D

triadic

#555C0D #0D555C #5C0D55

tetradic

#555C0D #0D5C3B #140D5C #5C0D2E

square

#555C0D #0D5C3B #140D5C #5C0D2E

split-complementary

#555C0D #0D2E5C #3B0D5C

monochromatic

#191B04 #232605 #555C0D #879215 #B8C71C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#555C0D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#555C0D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555C0D

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555C0D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555C0D	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635700

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635815

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B564E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555c0d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 92, 13);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.097 114.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888a54',
    500: '#555c0d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555c0d;
$custom-light: #888a54;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555c0d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 13
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.316,
    "s": 75.238,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4536,
    "c": 0.0967,
    "h": 114.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555C0D

secondary

#382F96

accent

#36F247

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0B03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555C0D

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

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