#556015#556015

#556015 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.097 H 117.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556015
RGB	rgb(85, 96, 21)
HSL	hsl(69, 64%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(69, 78%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 0%, 78.1%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.47, -15.05, 38.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.47, 41.58, 111.23°)
OKLab	oklab(46.44% -0.0451 0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(46.44% 0.097 117.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.0647, 10.3513, 2.2825)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556015 #201560

analogous

#604515 #556015 #2F6015

triadic

#556015 #155560 #601555

tetradic

#556015 #156045 #201560 #60152F

square

#556015 #156045 #201560 #60152F

split-complementary

#556015 #152F60 #451560

monochromatic

#161905 #292E0A #556015 #819220 #AEC42B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#556015 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#556015 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556015

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556015	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556015	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675A06

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5A52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556015;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 96, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.097 117.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878d59',
    500: '#556015',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556015;
$custom-light: #878d59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556015",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.8,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46438,
    "c": 0.09699,
    "h": 117.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556015

secondary

#473A97

accent

#41E759

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556015

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

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