#556E2A#556E2A

#556E2A is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.099 H 126.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556E2A
RGB	rgb(85, 110, 42)
HSL	hsl(82, 45%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(82, 62%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 61.8%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, -20.92, 34.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 40.09, 121.46°)
OKLab	oklab(50.26% -0.0592 0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(50.26% 0.099 126.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.7402, 13.2502, 4.2344)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556E2A #432A6E

analogous

#6E652A #556E2A #336E2A

triadic

#556E2A #2A556E #6E2A55

tetradic

#556E2A #2A6E65 #432A6E #6E2A33

square

#556E2A #2A6E65 #432A6E #6E2A33

split-complementary

#556E2A #2A336E #652A6E

monochromatic

#111608 #334219 #556E2A #779A3B #97BE55

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#556E2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#556E2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556E2A

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556E2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556E2A	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746723

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70652F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58695F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.099 126.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#879766',
    500: '#556e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556e2a;
$custom-light: #879766;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82.059,
    "s": 44.737,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50263,
    "c": 0.09915,
    "h": 126.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556E2A

secondary

#7054A0

accent

#53D483

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#F0F2EB

border

#CBCCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #556E2A

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

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