#555D0F#555D0F

#555D0F is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.097 H 115.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555D0F
RGB	rgb(85, 93, 15)
HSL	hsl(66, 72%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(66, 84%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 83.9%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.47, -13.69, 40.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.47, 42.28, 108.89°)
OKLab	oklab(45.63% -0.0419 0.0873)
OKLCH	oklch(45.63% 0.097 115.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.7471, 9.7946, 1.9343)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555D0F #170F5D

analogous

#5D3E0F #555D0F #2E5D0F

triadic

#555D0F #0F555D #5D0F55

tetradic

#555D0F #0F5D3E #170F5D #5D0F2E

square

#555D0F #0F5D3E #170F5D #5D0F2E

split-complementary

#555D0F #0F2E5D #3E0F5D

monochromatic

#181A04 #252806 #555D0F #859217 #B5C620

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#555D0F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#555D0F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555D0F

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555D0F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555D0F	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)

#645916

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B574F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555d0f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 93, 15);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.097 115.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888a55',
    500: '#555d0f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555d0f;
$custom-light: #888a55;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555d0f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 15
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.154,
    "s": 72.222,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45628,
    "c": 0.09686,
    "h": 115.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555D0F

secondary

#3C3196

accent

#39EF4C

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0B03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555D0F

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

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