#556416#556416

#556416 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.102 H 120.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556416
RGB	rgb(85, 100, 22)
HSL	hsl(72, 64%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(72, 78%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 0%, 78%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.75, -17.18, 39.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.75, 43.18, 113.44°)
OKLab	oklab(47.48% -0.0509 0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(47.48% 0.102 120.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.4485, 11.1036, 2.4570)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556416 #251664

analogous

#644C16 #556416 #2E6416

triadic

#556416 #165564 #641655

tetradic

#556416 #16644C #251664 #64162E

square

#556416 #16644C #251664 #64162E

split-complementary

#556416 #162E64 #4C1664

monochromatic

#151906 #2A320B #556416 #809621 #AAC82C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#556416 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#556416 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556416

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556416	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556416	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B5E06

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5E55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556416;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 100, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.102 120.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87905a',
    500: '#556416',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556416;
$custom-light: #87905a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556416",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 71.538,
    "s": 63.934,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47478,
    "c": 0.10152,
    "h": 120.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556416

secondary

#4D3B9B

accent

#41E761

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556416

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

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