#555c2e

Color #555c2e

A muted dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 10.8 Nearest Tailwind class lime-900 #35530e · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#555c2e

RGB

rgb(85, 92, 46)

HSL

hsl(69.1, 33.3%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(69.1, 50%, 36.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 0%, 50%, 63.9%)

LAB

lab(37.45, -10.66, 25.41)

LCH

lch(37.45, 27.56, 112.76)

OKLCH

oklch(45.7%, 0.0678, 116.26)

HWB

hwb(69.1, 18%, 63.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#352e5c

Analogous

#5c4c2e

#555c2e

#3e5c2e

Triadic

#555c2e

#2e555c

#5c2e55

Split-complementary

#555c2e

#2e3e5c

#4c2e5c

Tetradic

#555c2e

#2e5c35

#352e5c

#5c2e55

Square

#555c2e

#2e5c4c

#352e5c

#5c2e3e

Shades

Color #555c2e mixed toward black.

#474d26

#393d1f

#2b2e17

#1c1f0f

#0e0f08

Tints

Color #555c2e mixed toward white.

#7b8543

#a0ac5a

#b8c183

#cfd6ac

#e7ead6

Tones

Color #555c2e mixed toward gray.

#525832

#505436

#4d513a

#4a4d3d

#484941

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.96:1

White text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58583d · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#585740 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#554648 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #555c2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#555c2e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#555c2e (#555c2e) is rgb(85, 92, 46) in RGB.

No, #555c2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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