#556116#556116

#556116 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.098 H 118.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556116
RGB	rgb(85, 97, 22)
HSL	hsl(70, 63%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(70, 77%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 0%, 77.3%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.79, -15.55, 38.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.79, 41.69, 111.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.7% -0.0464 0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(46.7% 0.098 118.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.1660, 10.5387, 2.3629)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556116 #221661

analogous

#614716 #556116 #2F6116

triadic

#556116 #165561 #611655

tetradic

#556116 #166147 #221661 #61162F

square

#556116 #166147 #221661 #61162F

split-complementary

#556116 #162F61 #471661

monochromatic

#161906 #292F0B #556116 #819321 #ACC52D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#556116 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#556116 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556116

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556116	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556116	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685B08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556116;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 97, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.098 118.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878d59',
    500: '#556116',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556116;
$custom-light: #878d59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556116",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.6,
    "s": 63.025,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46703,
    "c": 0.0976,
    "h": 118.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556116

secondary

#4A3B98

accent

#42E65C

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556116

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

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