#556417#556417

#556417 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.101 H 120.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556417
RGB	rgb(85, 100, 23)
HSL	hsl(72, 63%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(72, 77%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 0%, 77%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.76, -17.12, 39.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.76, 42.80, 113.58°)
OKLab	oklab(47.49% -0.0506 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(47.49% 0.101 120.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.4583, 11.1075, 2.5088)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556417 #261764

analogous

#644D17 #556417 #2F6417

triadic

#556417 #175564 #641755

tetradic

#556417 #17644D #261764 #64172F

square

#556417 #17644D #261764 #64172F

split-complementary

#556417 #172F64 #4D1764

monochromatic

#151906 #2B320C #556417 #7F9622 #AAC82E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#556417 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#556417 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556417

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556417	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556417	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)

#6B5E08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5E55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556417;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 100, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.101 120.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87905a',
    500: '#556417',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556417;
$custom-light: #87905a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556417",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 71.688,
    "s": 62.602,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47485,
    "c": 0.10085,
    "h": 120.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556417

secondary

#4F3C9A

accent

#42E662

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556417

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

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