#554500
Closest named color: Mud Brown (#60460F). oklch(39.6% 0.081 93.8), rgb(85, 69, 0).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (9.38:1).
About this color
#554500 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 40%, its chroma 0.081 and its hue 94°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mud Brown (#60460F), ΔE 0.024 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.38:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (40%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.081) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mud Brown (#60460F) |
| Black text | 2.23:1 |
| White text | 9.38:1 |
Values
| HEX | #554500 |
| RGB | rgb(85, 69, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 100%, 17%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.6% 0.081 93.8) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #554500 | 9.38:1 | AAA | Lc -95.8 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #554500 | 2.23:1 | Fails | Lc 12.4 | Not readable |
| #554500 text on white | 9.38:1 | AAA | Lc 91.5 | Preferred for body text |
| #554500 text on black | 2.23:1 | Fails | Lc -10.8 | Not readable |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 900.
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Step 50
50
#F7F5EF
oklch(97% 0.008 91.5)
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Step 100
100
#EEEADD
oklch(93.7% 0.018 92.7)
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Step 200
200
#E0D9C1
oklch(88.4% 0.033 93.5)
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Step 300
300
#CDC194
oklch(81% 0.061 94.9)
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Step 400
400
#B5A056
oklch(70.8% 0.098 93.9)
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Step 500
500
#A28714
oklch(63% 0.124 94)
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Step 600
600
#8A7100
oklch(55.6% 0.114 93.5)
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Step 700
700
#745F00
oklch(49.2% 0.101 93.8)
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Step 800
800
#5F4D00
oklch(42.6% 0.087 93.4)
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Step 900
900 (this color)
#554500
oklch(39.6% 0.081 93.8)
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Step 950
950
#2F2603
oklch(27.1% 0.052 94.3)
#554500 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #4E4400 | 0.013 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #524805 | 0.009 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5D3E39 | 0.074 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #464646 | 0.081 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #554500
#554500
oklch(39.6% 0.081 93.8)
- #394272
#394272
oklch(39.5% 0.082 274)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #554500, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.024
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.027
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.054
- Dark Olive #373E02 ΔE 0.059
- Navy Green #35530A ΔE 0.062
- Army Green #4B5D16 ΔE 0.071
- Camouflage Green #4B6113 ΔE 0.083
- Pine #2B5D34 ΔE 0.084
Use #554500 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.