#555E1A#555E1A

#555E1A is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.091 H 116.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555E1A
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 26)
HSL	hsl(68, 57%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(68, 72%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.6%, 0%, 72.3%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.86, -13.63, 36.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.86, 38.58, 110.70°)
OKLab	oklab(45.97% -0.0406 0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(45.97% 0.091 116.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.9356, 10.0114, 2.4914)
Luminance	0.1001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555E1A #231A5E

analogous

#5E451A #555E1A #335E1A

triadic

#555E1A #1A555E #5E1A55

tetradic

#555E1A #1A5E45 #231A5E #5E1A33

square

#555E1A #1A5E45 #231A5E #5E1A33

split-complementary

#555E1A #1A335E #451A5E

monochromatic

#161807 #2A2E0D #555E1A #808E27 #ACBE35

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#555E1A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#555E1A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555E1A

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555E1A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555E1A	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655910

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645A1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5850

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555e1a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.091 116.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878b5b',
    500: '#555e1a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555e1a;
$custom-light: #878b5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555e1a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.941,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45965,
    "c": 0.09077,
    "h": 116.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555E1A

secondary

#4B4094

accent

#48E05C

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0B0C04

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #555E1A

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

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