#556E12#556E12

#556E12 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.117 H 124.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556E12
RGB	rgb(85, 110, 18)
HSL	hsl(76, 72%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(76, 84%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 83.6%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.95, -22.63, 43.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.95, 49.46, 117.22°)
OKLab	oklab(50.06% -0.0661 0.0964)
OKLCH	oklch(50.06% 0.117 124.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.4315, 13.1267, 2.6090)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556E12 #2B126E

analogous

#6E5912 #556E12 #276E12

triadic

#556E12 #12556E #6E1255

tetradic

#556E12 #126E59 #2B126E #6E1227

square

#556E12 #126E59 #2B126E #6E1227

split-complementary

#556E12 #12276E #59126E

monochromatic

#141A04 #2C3909 #556E12 #7EA31B #A6D723

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#556E12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#556E12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556E12

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556E12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556E12	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756600

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59685D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556e12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.117 124.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889759',
    500: '#556e12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556e12;
$custom-light: #889759;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556e12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 76.304,
    "s": 71.875,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50055,
    "c": 0.11686,
    "h": 124.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556E12

secondary

#5537A5

accent

#39EF6A

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0C0D04

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556E12

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

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