#556315#556315

#556315 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.101 H 119.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556315
RGB	rgb(85, 99, 21)
HSL	hsl(71, 65%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(71, 79%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.1%, 0%, 78.8%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.43, -16.69, 39.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.43, 43.05, 112.82°)
OKLab	oklab(47.21% -0.0496 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(47.21% 0.101 119.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.3437, 10.9092, 2.3754)
Luminance	0.1091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556315 #231563

analogous

#634A15 #556315 #2E6315

triadic

#556315 #155563 #631555

tetradic

#556315 #15634A #231563 #63152E

square

#556315 #15634A #231563 #63152E

split-complementary

#556315 #152E63 #4A1563

monochromatic

#161905 #2A310A #556315 #809520 #ACC82A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#556315 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#556315 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556315

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556315	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556315	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5D05

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5D54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556315;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 99, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.101 119.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878f59',
    500: '#556315',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556315;
$custom-light: #878f59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556315",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 70.769,
    "s": 65,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47212,
    "c": 0.10086,
    "h": 119.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556315

secondary

#4B3A9A

accent

#40E85E

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556315

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

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