#555D11#555D11

#555D11 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.096 H 115.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555D11
RGB	rgb(85, 93, 17)
HSL	hsl(66, 69%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(66, 82%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 81.7%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.48, -13.60, 39.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.48, 41.61, 109.07°)
OKLab	oklab(45.64% -0.0415 0.0863)
OKLCH	oklch(45.64% 0.096 115.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.7621, 9.8006, 2.0130)
Luminance	0.0980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555D11 #19115D

analogous

#5D3F11 #555D11 #2F5D11

triadic

#555D11 #11555D #5D1155

tetradic

#555D11 #115D3F #19115D #5D112F

square

#555D11 #115D3F #19115D #5D112F

split-complementary

#555D11 #112F5D #3F115D

monochromatic

#181A05 #262908 #555D11 #84911A #B4C424

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#555D11 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#555D11 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555D11

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555D11	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555D11	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645801

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645918

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B574F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555d11;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 93, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.096 115.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888a56',
    500: '#555d11',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555d11;
$custom-light: #888a56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555d11",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.316,
    "s": 69.091,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4564,
    "c": 0.09572,
    "h": 115.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555D11

secondary

#3E3496

accent

#3CEC4E

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0B03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555D11

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

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