#555C22#555C22

#555C22 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.081 H 115.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555C22
RGB	rgb(85, 92, 34)
HSL	hsl(67, 46%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(67, 63%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 0%, 63%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.30, -11.89, 31.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.30, 33.84, 110.56°)
OKLab	oklab(45.54% -0.0348 0.0731)
OKLCH	oklch(45.54% 0.081 115.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.8623, 9.7012, 2.9714)
Luminance	0.0970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555C22 #29225C

analogous

#5C4622 #555C22 #385C22

triadic

#555C22 #22555C #5C2255

tetradic

#555C22 #225C46 #29225C #5C2238

square

#555C22 #225C46 #29225C #5C2238

split-complementary

#555C22 #22385C #46225C

monochromatic

#151608 #2C2F11 #555C22 #7E8933 #A8B543

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#555C22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#555C22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555C22

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555C22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555C22	1.00	7.14	2.94	7.14
#FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62571C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625826

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5750

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555c22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 92, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.081 115.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878a60',
    500: '#555c22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555c22;
$custom-light: #878a60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555c22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.241,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45538,
    "c": 0.081,
    "h": 115.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555C22

secondary

#524A90

accent

#52D662

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0B0B05

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #555C22

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

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