#555E1D#555E1D

#555E1D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.088 H 116.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#555E1D
RGBrgb(85, 94, 29)
HSLhsl(68, 53%, 24%)
HSVhsv(68, 69%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(9.6%, 0%, 69.1%, 63.1%)
CIE-LABlab(37.89, -13.42, 34.75)
CIE-LCHlch(37.89, 37.25, 111.11°)
OKLaboklab(45.99% -0.0397 0.0789)
OKLCHoklch(45.99% 0.088 116.7)
XYZxyz(7.9710, 10.0255, 2.6774)
Luminance0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#555E1D #261D5E
analogous
#5E471D #555E1D #355E1D
triadic
#555E1D #1D555E #5E1D55
tetradic
#555E1D #1D5E47 #261D5E #5E1D35
square
#555E1D #1D5E47 #261D5E #5E1D35
split-complementary
#555E1D #1D355E #471D5E
monochromatic
#151707 #2B2F0F #555E1D #7F8D2B #AABC3A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99
#555E1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01
#555E1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555E1D
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##555E1D#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##555E1D1.006.993.016.99
#FFFFFF6.991.0021.001.00
#0000003.0121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.991.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#655914
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5A5951
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #555e1d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 94, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.088 116.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878b5d',
    500: '#555e1d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #555e1d;
$custom-light: #878b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#555e1d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.308,
    "s": 52.846,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45994,
    "c": 0.0883,
    "h": 116.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#555E1D
secondary
#4F4493
accent
#4CDC60
background
#F8F8F5
surface
#F0F0E9
border
#CBCBC5
text
#0B0C04
muted
#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #555E1D

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

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#555E1D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva