#555F17#555F17

#555F17 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.094 H 117.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555F17
RGB	rgb(85, 95, 23)
HSL	hsl(68, 61%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(68, 76%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.5%, 0%, 75.8%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.16, -14.38, 37.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.16, 40.32, 110.90°)
OKLab	oklab(46.2% -0.043 0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(46.2% 0.094 117.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.9934, 10.1777, 2.3538)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555F17 #21175F

analogous

#5F4517 #555F17 #315F17

triadic

#555F17 #17555F #5F1755

tetradic

#555F17 #175F45 #21175F #5F1731

square

#555F17 #175F45 #21175F #5F1731

split-complementary

#555F17 #17315F #45175F

monochromatic

#161906 #292E0B #555F17 #819023 #ADC22F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#555F17 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#555F17 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555F17

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555F17	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555F17	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665A0A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5951

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555f17;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 95, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.094 117.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878c5a',
    500: '#555f17',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555f17;
$custom-light: #878c5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555f17",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.333,
    "s": 61.017,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46196,
    "c": 0.09432,
    "h": 117.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555F17

secondary

#493C96

accent

#44E45A

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #555F17

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

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