#555E1B#555E1B
#555E1B is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.090 H 116.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #555E1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 94, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 55%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 71%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.6%, 0%, 71.3%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.87, -13.56, 35.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.87, 38.14, 110.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.97% -0.0403 0.0804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.97% 0.09 116.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9470, 10.0159, 2.5513) |
| Luminance | 0.1002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Army Green
#4B5D16
ΔE00 2.77
Camouflage Green
#4B6113
ΔE00 3.65
Camo Green
#526525
ΔE00 3.75
Mud Green
#606602
ΔE00 5.16
Darkolivegreen
#556B2F
ΔE00 5.96
Dark Olive Green
#3C4D03
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#555E1B #241B5E
analogous
#5E451B #555E1B #335E1B
triadic
#555E1B #1B555E #5E1B55
tetradic
#555E1B #1B5E45 #241B5E #5E1B33
square
#555E1B #1B5E45 #241B5E #5E1B33
split-complementary
#555E1B #1B335E #451B5E
monochromatic
#151807 #2A2E0D #555E1B #808E29 #ABBD36
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#555E1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#555E1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #555E1B
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##555E1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##555E1B | 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)
#655911
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5B5850
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #555e1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.090 116.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#878b5c',
500: '#555e1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #555e1b; $custom-light: #878b5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#555e1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 94,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.06,
"s": 55.372,
"l": 23.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45974,
"c": 0.08997,
"h": 116.6
},
"luminance": 0.10016
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#555E1B
secondary
#4C4194
accent
#49DF5D
background
#F8F8F5
surface
#F0F0E9
border
#CBCBC5
text
#0B0C04
muted
#7C7D79