#556D1E#556D1E

#556D1E is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.108 H 124.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556D1E
RGB	rgb(85, 109, 30)
HSL	hsl(78, 57%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(78, 72%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 0%, 72.5%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, -21.42, 39.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 44.75, 118.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% -0.0618 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.108 124.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.4494, 12.9622, 3.2322)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556D1E #361E6D

analogous

#6D5E1E #556D1E #2D6D1E

triadic

#556D1E #1E556D #6D1E55

tetradic

#556D1E #1E6D5E #361E6D #6D1E2D

square

#556D1E #1E6D5E #361E6D #6D1E2D

split-complementary

#556D1E #1E2D6D #5E1E6D

monochromatic

#131807 #303D11 #556D1E #7A9D2B #9EC93C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#556D1E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#556D1E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556D1E

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556D1E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556D1E	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736612

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59685D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556d1e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 109, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.108 124.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87975f',
    500: '#556d1e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556d1e;
$custom-light: #87975f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556d1e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 78.228,
    "s": 56.835,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49879,
    "c": 0.10798,
    "h": 124.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556D1E

secondary

#6145A1

accent

#48E076

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0C0D05

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556D1E

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

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