#555F12#555F12

#555F12 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.098 H 117.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555F12
RGB	rgb(85, 95, 18)
HSL	hsl(68, 68%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(68, 81%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.5%, 0%, 81.1%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, -14.66, 39.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 42.19, 110.33°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% -0.0443 0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.098 117)
XYZ	xyz(7.9479, 10.1595, 2.1144)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555F12 #1C125F

analogous

#5F4312 #555F12 #2F5F12

triadic

#555F12 #12555F #5F1255

tetradic

#555F12 #125F43 #1C125F #5F122F

square

#555F12 #125F43 #1C125F #5F122F

split-complementary

#555F12 #122F5F #43125F

monochromatic

#171A05 #272C08 #555F12 #83921C #B1C625

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#555F12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#555F12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555F12

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555F12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555F12	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665902

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5951

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555f12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 95, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.098 117.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888c57',
    500: '#555f12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555f12;
$custom-light: #888c57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555f12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.792,
    "s": 68.142,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4616,
    "c": 0.09762,
    "h": 117
  },
  "luminance": 0.10159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555F12

secondary

#423697

accent

#3DEB53

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C03

muted

#7D7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #555F12

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

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