#556E1C#556E1C

#556E1C is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.111 H 125.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556E1C
RGB	rgb(85, 110, 28)
HSL	hsl(78, 59%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(78, 75%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 74.5%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.01, -22.07, 40.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.01, 46.06, 118.63°)
OKLab	oklab(50.12% -0.0637 0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(50.12% 0.111 125.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.5319, 13.1669, 3.1377)
Luminance	0.1317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556E1C #351C6E

analogous

#6E5E1C #556E1C #2C6E1C

triadic

#556E1C #1C556E #6E1C55

tetradic

#556E1C #1C6E5E #351C6E #6E1C2C

square

#556E1C #1C6E5E #351C6E #6E1C2C

split-complementary

#556E1C #1C2C6E #5E1C6E

monochromatic

#131806 #2F3D10 #556E1C #7B9F28 #9FCC38

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#556E1C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#556E1C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556E1C

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556E1C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556E1C	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#74660E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716523

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59685E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556e1c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.111 125.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88975e',
    500: '#556e1c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556e1c;
$custom-light: #88975e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556e1c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 78.293,
    "s": 59.42,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50123,
    "c": 0.11081,
    "h": 125.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556E1C

secondary

#6043A3

accent

#45E375

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0C0D05

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556E1C

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

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