#556E2B#556E2B

#556E2B is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.098 H 126.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#556E2B
RGB	rgb(85, 110, 43)
HSL	hsl(82, 44%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(82, 61%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 0%, 60.9%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.15, -20.83, 33.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.15, 39.63, 121.70°)
OKLab	oklab(50.28% -0.0588 0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(50.28% 0.098 126.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.7583, 13.2574, 4.3299)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#556E2B #442B6E

analogous

#6E662B #556E2B #336E2B

triadic

#556E2B #2B556E #6E2B55

tetradic

#556E2B #2B6E66 #442B6E #6E2B33

square

#556E2B #2B6E66 #442B6E #6E2B33

split-complementary

#556E2B #2B336E #662B6E

monochromatic

#111609 #33421A #556E2B #779A3C #97BD56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#556E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#556E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #556E2B

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##556E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##556E2B	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)

#736724

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706530

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58695F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #556e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 110, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.098 126.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#879767',
    500: '#556e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #556e2b;
$custom-light: #879767;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#556e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82.388,
    "s": 43.791,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50275,
    "c": 0.09819,
    "h": 126.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#556E2B

secondary

#7155A0

accent

#54D484

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#F0F2EB

border

#CBCCC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #556E2B

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

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