#555D16#555D16

#555D16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.092 H 115.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555D16
RGB	rgb(85, 93, 22)
HSL	hsl(67, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(67, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 76.3%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.51, -13.33, 37.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.51, 39.74, 109.60°)
OKLab	oklab(45.68% -0.0402 0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(45.68% 0.092 115.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.8057, 9.8180, 2.2428)
Luminance	0.0982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555D16 #1E165D

analogous

#5D4216 #555D16 #315D16

triadic

#555D16 #16555D #5D1655

tetradic

#555D16 #165D42 #1E165D #5D1631

square

#555D16 #165D42 #1E165D #5D1631

split-complementary

#555D16 #16315D #42165D

monochromatic

#171906 #282C0A #555D16 #828E22 #AFC02D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#555D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#555D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555D16

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555D16	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)

#645809

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63591C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B574F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 93, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.092 115.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878a59',
    500: '#555d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555d16;
$custom-light: #878a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.761,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45676,
    "c": 0.09248,
    "h": 115.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555D16

secondary

#453B94

accent

#43E555

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0B04

muted

#7D7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #555D16

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

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