#557513#557513

#557513 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.125 H 127.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557513
RGB	rgb(85, 117, 19)
HSL	hsl(80, 72%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(80, 84%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 0%, 83.8%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, -26.08, 45.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 52.64, 119.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% -0.0754 0.1002)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.125 127)
XYZ	xyz(10.2252, 14.7007, 2.9148)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557513 #331375

analogous

#756413 #557513 #247513

triadic

#557513 #135575 #751355

tetradic

#557513 #137564 #331375 #751324

square

#557513 #137564 #331375 #751324

split-complementary

#557513 #132475 #641375

monochromatic

#131A04 #2F400A #557513 #7BAA1C #A1DC27

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#557513 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#557513 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557513

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557513	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557513	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B6C00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776A1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#596F63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557513;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 117, 19);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.125 127.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889d5b',
    500: '#557513',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557513;
$custom-light: #889d5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557513",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 19
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 79.592,
    "s": 72.059,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51896,
    "c": 0.12543,
    "h": 127
  },
  "luminance": 0.14701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557513

secondary

#5E38AB

accent

#39EF74

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0C0E04

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #557513

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

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