#555E0F#555E0F

#555E0F is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.098 H 116.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555E0F
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 15)
HSL	hsl(67, 72%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(67, 84%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.6%, 0%, 84%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.79, -14.25, 40.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.79, 42.74, 109.47°)
OKLab	oklab(45.89% -0.0434 0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(45.89% 0.098 116.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.8355, 9.9713, 1.9637)
Luminance	0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555E0F #180F5E

analogous

#5E400F #555E0F #2E5E0F

triadic

#555E0F #0F555E #5E0F55

tetradic

#555E0F #0F5E40 #180F5E #5E0F2E

square

#555E0F #0F5E40 #180F5E #5E0F2E

split-complementary

#555E0F #0F2E5E #400F5E

monochromatic

#181A04 #252907 #555E0F #859317 #B4C820

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#555E0F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#555E0F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555E0F

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555E0F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555E0F	1.00	7.01	2.99	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655900

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645917

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5850

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555e0f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 15);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.098 116.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888b56',
    500: '#555e0f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555e0f;
$custom-light: #888b56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555e0f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 15
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.835,
    "s": 72.477,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45885,
    "c": 0.09808,
    "h": 116.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555E0F

secondary

#3D3197

accent

#39EF4D

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C03

muted

#7D7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555E0F

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

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