#555C0E#555C0E

#555C0E is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.096 H 114.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555C0E
RGB	rgb(85, 92, 14)
HSL	hsl(65, 74%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(65, 85%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 0%, 84.8%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.15, -13.17, 40.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.15, 42.16, 108.21°)
OKLab	oklab(45.37% -0.0405 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(45.37% 0.096 114.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.6530, 9.6174, 1.8686)
Luminance	0.0962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555C0E #150E5C

analogous

#5C3C0E #555C0E #2E5C0E

triadic

#555C0E #0E555C #5C0E55

tetradic

#555C0E #0E5C3C #150E5C #5C0E2E

square

#555C0E #0E5C3C #150E5C #5C0E2E

split-complementary

#555C0E #0E2E5C #3C0E5C

monochromatic

#191B04 #242706 #555C0E #869116 #B7C61E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#555C0E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#555C0E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555C0E

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555C0E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555C0E	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)

#635816

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B564E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555c0e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 92, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.096 114.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888a55',
    500: '#555c0e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555c0e;
$custom-light: #888a55;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555c0e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.385,
    "s": 73.585,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45366,
    "c": 0.09619,
    "h": 114.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555C0E

secondary

#393096

accent

#38F048

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0B03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555C0E

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

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