#555F20#555F20

#555F20 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.087 H 117.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555F20
RGB	rgb(85, 95, 32)
HSL	hsl(70, 50%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(70, 66%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.5%, 0%, 66.3%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.23, -13.74, 33.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.23, 36.39, 112.19°)
OKLab	oklab(46.28% -0.0403 0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(46.28% 0.087 117.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.0994, 10.2201, 2.9122)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555F20 #2A205F

analogous

#5F4A20 #555F20 #355F20

triadic

#555F20 #20555F #5F2055

tetradic

#555F20 #205F4A #2A205F #5F2035

square

#555F20 #205F4A #2A205F #5F2035

split-complementary

#555F20 #20355F #4A205F

monochromatic

#141708 #2C3111 #555F20 #7E8D2F #A7BB3F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#555F20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#555F20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555F20

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555F20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555F20	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655A18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645A24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5A52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555f20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 95, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.087 117.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878c5f',
    500: '#555f20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555f20;
$custom-light: #878c5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555f20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.524,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46281,
    "c": 0.08699,
    "h": 117.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555F20

secondary

#534793

accent

#4FD965

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0B0C05

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #555F20

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

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