#555C11#555C11

#555C11 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.095 H 115.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555C11
RGB	rgb(85, 92, 17)
HSL	hsl(66, 69%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(66, 82%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 0%, 81.5%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.16, -13.04, 39.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.16, 41.15, 108.47°)
OKLab	oklab(45.38% -0.0399 0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(45.38% 0.095 115)
XYZ	xyz(7.6749, 9.6262, 1.9839)
Luminance	0.0963 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555C11 #18115C

analogous

#5C3E11 #555C11 #305C11

triadic

#555C11 #11555C #5C1155

tetradic

#555C11 #115C3E #18115C #5C1130

square

#555C11 #115C3E #18115C #5C1130

split-complementary

#555C11 #11305C #3E115C

monochromatic

#181A05 #252807 #555C11 #85901B #B4C324

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#555C11 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#555C11 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555C11

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555C11	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555C11	1.00	7.18	2.93	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635701

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635818

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B564E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555c11;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 92, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.095 115.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888a56',
    500: '#555c11',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555c11;
$custom-light: #888a56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555c11",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.6,
    "s": 68.807,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45384,
    "c": 0.0945,
    "h": 115
  },
  "luminance": 0.09626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555C11

secondary

#3D3495

accent

#3CEC4D

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0B03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555C11

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

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