#555e1a

Color #555e1a

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 8.73 Nearest Tailwind class lime-800 #3c6300 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#555e1a

RGB

rgb(85, 94, 26)

HSL

hsl(67.9, 56.7%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.9, 72.3%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 0%, 72.3%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(37.86, -13.63, 36.09)

LCH

lch(37.86, 38.58, 110.69)

OKLCH

oklch(46%, 0.0908, 116.57)

HWB

hwb(67.9, 10.2%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#231a5e

Analogous

#5e451a

#555e1a

#335e1a

Triadic

#555e1a

#1a555e

#5e1a55

Split-complementary

#555e1a

#1a335e

#451a5e

Tetradic

#555e1a

#1a5e23

#231a5e

#5e1a55

Square

#555e1a

#1a5e45

#231a5e

#5e1a33

Shades

Color #555e1a mixed toward black.

#474e16

#393f11

#2a2f0d

#1c1f09

#0e1004

Tints

Color #555e1a mixed toward white.

#839128

#b1c436

#c6d566

#d9e399

#ecf1cc

Tones

Color #555e1a mixed toward gray.

#515820

#4d5325

#484d2b

#444731

#404236

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

3:1

White text reads better on this background (6.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595934 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#595839 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#554244 · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #555e1a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555e1a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#555e1a (#555e1a) is rgb(85, 94, 26) in RGB.

No, #555e1a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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