#555C16#555C16

#555C16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.091 H 115.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555C16
RGB	rgb(85, 92, 22)
HSL	hsl(66, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(66, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 0%, 76.1%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.20, -12.77, 37.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.20, 39.26, 108.98°)
OKLab	oklab(45.42% -0.0387 0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(45.42% 0.091 115.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.7185, 9.6436, 2.2137)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555C16 #1D165C

analogous

#5C4016 #555C16 #325C16

triadic

#555C16 #16555C #5C1655

tetradic

#555C16 #165C40 #1D165C #5C1632

square

#555C16 #165C40 #1D165C #5C1632

split-complementary

#555C16 #16325C #40165C

monochromatic

#171906 #272B0A #555C16 #838D22 #B0BF2E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#555C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#555C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555C16

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555C16	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)

#63570A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63581C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B564E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 92, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.091 115.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878a59',
    500: '#555c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555c16;
$custom-light: #878a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4542,
    "c": 0.09122,
    "h": 115.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555C16

secondary

#443B93

accent

#43E553

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0B04

muted

#7D7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #555C16

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

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