#556517#556517

#556517 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.102 H 120.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556517
RGB	rgb(85, 101, 23)
HSL	hsl(72, 63%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(72, 77%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 0%, 77.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.08, -17.66, 39.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.08, 43.30, 114.06°)
OKLab	oklab(47.74% -0.0521 0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(47.74% 0.102 120.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.5548, 11.3005, 2.5410)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556517 #271765

analogous

#654E17 #556517 #2E6517

triadic

#556517 #175565 #651755

tetradic

#556517 #17654E #271765 #65172E

square

#556517 #17654E #271765 #65172E

split-complementary

#556517 #172E65 #4E1765

monochromatic

#151906 #2B330C #556517 #7F9722 #A9C92E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#556517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#556517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556517

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556517	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)

#6C5F08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5F1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 101, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.102 120.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87905a',
    500: '#556517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556517;
$custom-light: #87905a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72.308,
    "s": 62.903,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47744,
    "c": 0.10216,
    "h": 120.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556517

secondary

#503C9B

accent

#42E664

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556517

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

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