#556211#556211

#556211 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.102 H 118.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556211
RGB	rgb(85, 98, 17)
HSL	hsl(70, 70%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(70, 83%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.3%, 0%, 82.7%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.08, -16.35, 40.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.08, 43.95, 111.85°)
OKLab	oklab(46.93% -0.0491 0.0894)
OKLCH	oklch(46.93% 0.102 118.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.2154, 10.7072, 2.1641)
Luminance	0.1071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556211 #1E1162

analogous

#624711 #556211 #2C6211

triadic

#556211 #115562 #621155

tetradic

#556211 #116247 #1E1162 #62112C

square

#556211 #116247 #1E1162 #62112C

split-complementary

#556211 #112C62 #471162

monochromatic

#171A05 #282E08 #556211 #82961A #AFCA23

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#556211 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#556211 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556211

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556211	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556211	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695C00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685C19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5C53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556211;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 98, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.102 118.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e57',
    500: '#556211',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556211;
$custom-light: #888e57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556211",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.63,
    "s": 70.435,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46927,
    "c": 0.10198,
    "h": 118.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556211

secondary

#45349A

accent

#3BED57

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C03

muted

#7D7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #556211

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

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