#556B14#556B14

#556B14 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.112 H 123.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556B14
RGB	rgb(85, 107, 20)
HSL	hsl(75, 69%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(75, 81%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 0%, 81.3%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.00, -20.99, 42.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.00, 47.36, 116.31°)
OKLab	oklab(49.28% -0.0615 0.0935)
OKLCH	oklch(49.28% 0.112 123.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.1304, 12.4971, 2.5929)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556B14 #2A146B

analogous

#6B5514 #556B14 #2A6B14

triadic

#556B14 #14556B #6B1455

tetradic

#556B14 #146B55 #2A146B #6B142A

square

#556B14 #146B55 #2A146B #6B142A

split-complementary

#556B14 #142A6B #55146B

monochromatic

#141A05 #2C370A #556B14 #7E9F1E #A7D227

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#556B14 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#556B14 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556B14

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556B14	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556B14	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726400

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F631D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A655B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556b14;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 107, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.112 123.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88955a',
    500: '#556b14',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556b14;
$custom-light: #88955a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556b14",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 75.172,
    "s": 68.504,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49283,
    "c": 0.11189,
    "h": 123.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556B14

secondary

#5339A2

accent

#3CEB69

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F1E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0D04

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556B14

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

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