#555C15#555C15

#555C15 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.092 H 115.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555C15
RGB	rgb(85, 92, 21)
HSL	hsl(66, 63%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(66, 77%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 0%, 77.2%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.19, -12.83, 37.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.19, 39.66, 108.87°)
OKLab	oklab(45.41% -0.0389 0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(45.41% 0.092 115.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.7090, 9.6399, 2.1639)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555C15 #1C155C

analogous

#5C3F15 #555C15 #325C15

triadic

#555C15 #15555C #5C1555

tetradic

#555C15 #155C3F #1C155C #5C1532

square

#555C15 #155C3F #1C155C #5C1532

split-complementary

#555C15 #15325C #3F155C

monochromatic

#171906 #272A0A #555C15 #838E20 #B1C02C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#555C15 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#555C15 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555C15

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555C15	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555C15	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635708

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63581B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B564E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555c15;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 92, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.092 115.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878a58',
    500: '#555c15',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555c15;
$custom-light: #878a58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555c15",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.915,
    "s": 62.832,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45412,
    "c": 0.09192,
    "h": 115.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555C15

secondary

#423993

accent

#42E652

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0B03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555C15

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

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