#556117#556117

#556117 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.097 H 118.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556117
RGB	rgb(85, 97, 23)
HSL	hsl(70, 62%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(70, 76%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 0%, 76.3%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.80, -15.49, 38.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.80, 41.30, 112.02°)
OKLab	oklab(46.71% -0.0461 0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(46.71% 0.097 118.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.1758, 10.5426, 2.4147)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556117 #231761

analogous

#614817 #556117 #306117

triadic

#556117 #175561 #611755

tetradic

#556117 #176148 #231761 #611730

square

#556117 #176148 #231761 #611730

split-complementary

#556117 #173061 #481761

monochromatic

#161906 #2A300B #556117 #809223 #ACC42E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#556117 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#556117 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556117

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556117	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556117	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)

#685B0A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556117;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 97, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.097 118.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878d5a',
    500: '#556117',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556117;
$custom-light: #878d5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556117",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.73,
    "s": 61.667,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46711,
    "c": 0.09692,
    "h": 118.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556117

secondary

#4B3C98

accent

#43E55D

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556117

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

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