#556016#556016

#556016 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.096 H 117.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556016
RGB	rgb(85, 96, 22)
HSL	hsl(69, 63%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(69, 77%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 0%, 77.1%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.47, -15.00, 38.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.47, 41.20, 111.34°)
OKLab	oklab(46.45% -0.0448 0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(46.45% 0.096 117.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.0742, 10.3550, 2.3323)
Luminance	0.1036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556016 #211660

analogous

#604616 #556016 #306016

triadic

#556016 #165560 #601655

tetradic

#556016 #166046 #211660 #601630

square

#556016 #166046 #211660 #601630

split-complementary

#556016 #163060 #461660

monochromatic

#161906 #292E0B #556016 #819221 #ADC42D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#556016 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#556016 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556016

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556016	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556016	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)

#675A08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5A52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556016;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 96, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.096 117.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878d59',
    500: '#556016',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556016;
$custom-light: #878d59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556016",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.919,
    "s": 62.712,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46446,
    "c": 0.09631,
    "h": 117.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556016

secondary

#493B97

accent

#42E65A

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556016

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

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