HEX atlas value

#55561A

#55561A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Deep. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 85, 86, 26, HSL 61, 54%, 22%, has luminance 0.0866, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

yellow warm dark earth-tone

#55561A Sample readable text

HEX #55561A

RGB rgb(85, 86, 26)

HSL hsl(61 54% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 70, 66)

Luminance 0.0866

Contrast Black 2.73:1White 7.69:1

CSS

--color-55561a: #55561A;
.background-55561a { background-color: #55561A; }
.text-55561a { color: #55561A; }

Luminance0.0866

Black text2.73:1AA Fail

White text7.69:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#55561A","rgb":[85,86,26],"hsl":[61,54,22],"cmyk":[1,0,70,66],"luminance":0.0866,"contrast":{"black":2.73,"white":7.69}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#101005","hex":"#101005","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.1,"contrastWhite":19.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1B1A56","hex":"#1B1A56","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.33,"contrastWhite":15.81,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#56391A","hex":"#56391A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2,"contrastWhite":10.52,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.08,"contrastWhite":10.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#494A26","hex":"#494A26","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.29,"contrastWhite":9.17,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","dark","earth tone","dark yellow","earth tone yellow","Moss Deep adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","dark theme accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/55561a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1B1A56","analogous":["#56391A","#37561A"],"triadic":["#1A5556","#561A55"],"tetradic":["#1A5639","#1B1A56","#561A37"],"splitComplementary":["#1A3756","#391A56"],"monochromatic":["#9B9D2F","#55561A","#101005"]}

Variants

{"light":"#9B9D2F","dark":"#101005","saturated":"#61630D","desaturated":"#494A26","pastel":"#A5A749","neon":"#969900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":15.84297951775486},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":29.698484809834994},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":32.03123475609393},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":32.32645975048923},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":32.802438933713454}]

HEX meaning and use

About #55561A

#55561A is classified as a warm yellow value with dark and earth tone visual character. #55561A is visually closest to Moss Deep, a named green color with HEX #4A5D23.

The RGB channels are 85, 86, and 26, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 54% saturation and 22% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0866, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.84, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.73:1AA Fail

White text7.69:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #55561A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.73:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.69:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#101005#FFFFFF text · best 19.13:1#101005

#1B1A56#FFFFFF text · best 15.81:1#1B1A56

#56391A#FFFFFF text · best 10.52:1#56391A

Bark#FFFFFF text · best 10.09:1#5B3A29

#494A26#FFFFFF text · best 9.17:1#494A26

Generated Palette

#55561A#55561A

#1B1A56#1B1A56

#56391A#56391A

#37561A#37561A

#9B9D2F#9B9D2F

#101005#101005

Color Harmonies

#1B1A56#1B1A56

#56391A#56391A

#37561A#37561A

#1A5556#1A5556

#561A55#561A55

Variants

#9B9D2F#9B9D2F

#101005#101005

#61630D#61630D

#494A26#494A26

#A5A749#A5A749

#969900#969900

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Terre Verte#385E0F

Bark#5B3A29

Fern Frond#657220

#55561A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #55561A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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