#555F15#555F15

#555F15 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.096 H 117.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555F15
RGB	rgb(85, 95, 21)
HSL	hsl(68, 64%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(68, 78%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.5%, 0%, 77.9%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.15, -14.50, 38.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.15, 41.10, 110.66°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% -0.0436 0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.096 117.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.9741, 10.1700, 2.2522)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555F15 #1F155F

analogous

#5F4415 #555F15 #305F15

triadic

#555F15 #15555F #5F1555

tetradic

#555F15 #155F44 #1F155F #5F1530

square

#555F15 #155F44 #1F155F #5F1530

split-complementary

#555F15 #15305F #44155F

monochromatic

#161906 #282D0A #555F15 #829120 #AFC32B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#555F15 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#555F15 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555F15

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555F15	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555F15	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665A07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5951

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555f15;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 95, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.096 117.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878c59',
    500: '#555f15',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555f15;
$custom-light: #878c59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555f15",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.108,
    "s": 63.793,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46181,
    "c": 0.09571,
    "h": 117.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555F15

secondary

#463A96

accent

#41E757

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #555F15

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

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