#555E1C#555E1C

#555E1C is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.089 H 116.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555E1C
RGB	rgb(85, 94, 28)
HSL	hsl(68, 54%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(68, 70%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.6%, 0%, 70.2%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.88, -13.49, 35.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.88, 37.70, 110.97°)
OKLab	oklab(45.98% -0.04 0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(45.98% 0.089 116.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.9588, 10.0206, 2.6133)
Luminance	0.1002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555E1C #251C5E

analogous

#5E461C #555E1C #345E1C

triadic

#555E1C #1C555E #5E1C55

tetradic

#555E1C #1C5E46 #251C5E #5E1C34

square

#555E1C #1C5E46 #251C5E #5E1C34

split-complementary

#555E1C #1C345E #461C5E

monochromatic

#151807 #2A2F0E #555E1C #808D2A #AABC38

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#555E1C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#555E1C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555E1C

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555E1C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555E1C	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)

#655913

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645A21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5951

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555e1c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.089 116.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878b5c',
    500: '#555e1c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555e1c;
$custom-light: #878b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555e1c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.182,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45984,
    "c": 0.08914,
    "h": 116.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555E1C

secondary

#4D4293

accent

#4ADD5E

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0B0C04

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #555E1C

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

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