#556011#556011

#556011 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.099 H 117.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556011
RGB	rgb(85, 96, 17)
HSL	hsl(68, 70%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(68, 82%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 0%, 82.3%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, -15.26, 40.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 43.01, 110.78°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% -0.046 0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.099 117.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.0306, 10.3376, 2.1025)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556011 #1C1160

analogous

#604311 #556011 #2E6011

triadic

#556011 #115560 #601155

tetradic

#556011 #116043 #1C1160 #60112E

square

#556011 #116043 #1C1160 #60112E

split-complementary

#556011 #112E60 #431160

monochromatic

#171A05 #272C08 #556011 #83941A #B1C823

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#556011 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#556011 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556011

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556011	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556011	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: #556011;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 96, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.099 117.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d57',
    500: '#556011',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556011;
$custom-light: #888d57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556011",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.354,
    "s": 69.912,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46411,
    "c": 0.09945,
    "h": 117.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556011

secondary

#423499

accent

#3BED54

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C03

muted

#7D7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #556011

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

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