#55601D#55601D

#55601D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.091 H 118.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55601D
RGB	rgb(85, 96, 29)
HSL	hsl(70, 54%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(70, 70%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 0%, 69.8%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.53, -14.53, 35.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.53, 38.29, 112.31°)
OKLab	oklab(46.51% -0.0428 0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(46.51% 0.091 118.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.1511, 10.3858, 2.7374)
Luminance	0.1039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55601D #281D60

analogous

#604A1D #55601D #34601D

triadic

#55601D #1D5560 #601D55

tetradic

#55601D #1D604A #281D60 #601D34

square

#55601D #1D604A #281D60 #601D34

split-complementary

#55601D #1D3460 #4A1D60

monochromatic

#151807 #2B310F #55601D #7F8F2B #A8BE39

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#55601D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#55601D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55601D

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55601D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55601D	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675B14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5B52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55601d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 96, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.091 118.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878d5d',
    500: '#55601d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55601d;
$custom-light: #878d5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55601d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.851,
    "s": 53.6,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46506,
    "c": 0.09097,
    "h": 118.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55601D

secondary

#514495

accent

#4BDD63

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0B0C04

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #55601D

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →