#556212#556212

#556212 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.101 H 118.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556212
RGB	rgb(85, 98, 18)
HSL	hsl(70, 69%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(70, 82%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.3%, 0%, 81.6%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.09, -16.31, 40.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.09, 43.62, 111.95°)
OKLab	oklab(46.93% -0.0488 0.0889)
OKLCH	oklch(46.93% 0.101 118.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.2234, 10.7104, 2.2063)
Luminance	0.1071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556212 #1F1262

analogous

#624712 #556212 #2D6212

triadic

#556212 #125562 #621255

tetradic

#556212 #126247 #1F1262 #62122D

square

#556212 #126247 #1F1262 #62122D

split-complementary

#556212 #122D62 #471262

monochromatic

#161A05 #282E09 #556212 #82961B #AFC925

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#556212 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#556212 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556212

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556212	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556212	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)

#685C1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5C53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556212;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 98, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.101 118.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e58',
    500: '#556212',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556212;
$custom-light: #888e58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556212",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.75,
    "s": 68.966,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46933,
    "c": 0.10141,
    "h": 118.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556212

secondary

#46369A

accent

#3CEC59

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C03

muted

#7D7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #556212

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

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