#556716#556716

#556716 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.105 H 121.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556716
RGB	rgb(85, 103, 22)
HSL	hsl(73, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(73, 79%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 0%, 78.6%, 59.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.72, -18.78, 40.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.72, 44.67, 114.86°)
OKLab	oklab(48.26% -0.0553 0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(48.26% 0.105 121.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.7415, 11.6897, 2.5547)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556716 #281667

analogous

#675116 #556716 #2D6716

triadic

#556716 #165567 #671655

tetradic

#556716 #166751 #281667 #67162D

square

#556716 #166751 #281667 #67162D

split-complementary

#556716 #162D67 #511667

monochromatic

#151905 #2B350B #556716 #7F9921 #A8CC2C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#556716 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#556716 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556716

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556716	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556716	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6005

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B601D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A6158

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556716;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 103, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.105 121.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88925a',
    500: '#556716',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556716;
$custom-light: #88925a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556716",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 73.333,
    "s": 64.8,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48255,
    "c": 0.10544,
    "h": 121.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556716

secondary

#513B9E

accent

#40E865

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0D04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556716

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

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