#556010#556010

#556010 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.100 H 117.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556010
RGB	rgb(85, 96, 16)
HSL	hsl(68, 71%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(68, 83%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 0%, 83.3%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, -15.31, 40.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 43.34, 110.68°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% -0.0463 0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.1 117.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.0229, 10.3345, 2.0622)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556010 #1B1060

analogous

#604310 #556010 #2D6010

triadic

#556010 #105560 #601055

tetradic

#556010 #106043 #1B1060 #60102D

square

#556010 #106043 #1B1060 #60102D

split-complementary

#556010 #102D60 #431060

monochromatic

#171A04 #272C07 #556010 #839419 #B2C921

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#556010 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#556010 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556010

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556010	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556010	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675A00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5A51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556010;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 96, 16);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.100 117.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d56',
    500: '#556010',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556010;
$custom-light: #888d56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556010",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 16
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.25,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46405,
    "c": 0.10001,
    "h": 117.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556010

secondary

#413399

accent

#3AEE52

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C03

muted

#7D7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #556010

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

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