#55601B#55601B

#55601B is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.093 H 118.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55601B
RGB	rgb(85, 96, 27)
HSL	hsl(70, 56%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(70, 72%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 0%, 71.9%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.51, -14.68, 36.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.51, 39.16, 112.01°)
OKLab	oklab(46.49% -0.0434 0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(46.49% 0.093 118)
XYZ	xyz(8.1272, 10.3762, 2.6114)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55601B #261B60

analogous

#60491B #55601B #33601B

triadic

#55601B #1B5560 #601B55

tetradic

#55601B #1B6049 #261B60 #601B33

square

#55601B #1B6049 #261B60 #601B33

split-complementary

#55601B #1B3360 #491B60

monochromatic

#151807 #2B300E #55601B #7F9028 #AAC036

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#55601B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#55601B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55601B

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55601B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55601B	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675B11

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5A52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55601b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 96, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.093 118.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878d5c',
    500: '#55601b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55601b;
$custom-light: #878d5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55601b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.565,
    "s": 56.098,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46487,
    "c": 0.09261,
    "h": 118
  },
  "luminance": 0.10376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55601B

secondary

#4F4196

accent

#48DF60

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0B0C04

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #55601B

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

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