#555D0D#555D0D

#555D0D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.098 H 115.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555D0D
RGB	rgb(85, 93, 13)
HSL	hsl(66, 75%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(66, 86%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 86%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.46, -13.78, 40.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.46, 42.91, 108.72°)
OKLab	oklab(45.62% -0.0423 0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(45.62% 0.098 115.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.7335, 9.7892, 1.8628)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555D0D #150D5D

analogous

#5D3D0D #555D0D #2D5D0D

triadic

#555D0D #0D555D #5D0D55

tetradic

#555D0D #0D5D3D #150D5D #5D0D2D

square

#555D0D #0D5D3D #150D5D #5D0D2D

split-complementary

#555D0D #0D2D5D #3D0D5D

monochromatic

#191B04 #242705 #555D0D #869315 #B7C81C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#555D0D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#555D0D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555D0D

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555D0D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555D0D	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645800

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645915

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B574F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555d0d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 93, 13);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.098 115.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888a55',
    500: '#555d0d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555d0d;
$custom-light: #888a55;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555d0d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 13
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66,
    "s": 75.472,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45617,
    "c": 0.0979,
    "h": 115.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555D0D

secondary

#392F97

accent

#36F249

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0B03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555D0D

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

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