#556516#556516

#556516 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.103 H 120.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556516
RGB	rgb(85, 101, 22)
HSL	hsl(72, 64%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(72, 78%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 0%, 78.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.08, -17.72, 39.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.08, 43.67, 113.93°)
OKLab	oklab(47.74% -0.0523 0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(47.74% 0.103 120.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.5450, 11.2966, 2.4892)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556516 #261665

analogous

#654E16 #556516 #2E6516

triadic

#556516 #165565 #651655

tetradic

#556516 #16654E #261665 #65162E

square

#556516 #16654E #261665 #65162E

split-complementary

#556516 #162E65 #4E1665

monochromatic

#151905 #2B330B #556516 #7F9721 #AACA2C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#556516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#556516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556516

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556516	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C5F06

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5F1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 101, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.103 120.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88905a',
    500: '#556516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556516;
$custom-light: #88905a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72.152,
    "s": 64.228,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47736,
    "c": 0.10282,
    "h": 120.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556516

secondary

#4F3B9C

accent

#41E762

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556516

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

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