#556E1D#556E1D

#556E1D is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.110 H 125.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556E1D
RGB	rgb(85, 110, 29)
HSL	hsl(79, 58%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(79, 74%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 73.6%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.02, -22.00, 40.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.02, 45.68, 118.79°)
OKLab	oklab(50.13% -0.0635 0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(50.13% 0.11 125.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.5441, 13.1718, 3.2017)
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

#556E1D #361D6E

analogous

#6E5F1D #556E1D #2C6E1D

triadic

#556E1D #1D556E #6E1D55

tetradic

#556E1D #1D6E5F #361D6E #6E1D2C

square

#556E1D #1D6E5F #361D6E #6E1D2C

split-complementary

#556E1D #1D2C6E #5F1D6E

monochromatic

#131806 #303E10 #556E1D #7A9E2A #9ECB3A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#556E1D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#556E1D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556E1D

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556E1D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556E1D	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)

#746610

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716524

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59685E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556e1d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.110 125.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88975f',
    500: '#556e1d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556e1d;
$custom-light: #88975f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556e1d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 78.519,
    "s": 58.273,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50131,
    "c": 0.1101,
    "h": 125.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556E1D

secondary

#6144A2

accent

#46E176

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0C0D05

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #556E1D

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

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