#557716#557716

#557716 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.127 H 127.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#557716
RGB	rgb(85, 119, 22)
HSL	hsl(81, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(81, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 0%, 81.5%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, -26.92, 45.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 52.77, 120.67°)
OKLab	oklab(52.44% -0.0775 0.1)
OKLCH	oklch(52.44% 0.127 127.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.4880, 15.1826, 3.1369)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#557716 #381677

analogous

#776816 #557716 #247716

triadic

#557716 #165577 #771655

tetradic

#557716 #167768 #381677 #771624

square

#557716 #167768 #381677 #771624

split-complementary

#557716 #162477 #681677

monochromatic

#121A05 #30430C #557716 #7AAB20 #9DD92F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#557716 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#557716 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #557716

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##557716	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##557716	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D6E00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#587165

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #557716;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 119, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.127 127.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889e5c',
    500: '#557716',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #557716;
$custom-light: #889e5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#557716",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 81.031,
    "s": 68.794,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52439,
    "c": 0.12651,
    "h": 127.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#557716

secondary

#643CAC

accent

#3CEC7A

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0C0E04

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #557716

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

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