What color is #554B09?

#554B09 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554B09?

The RGB value is 85, 75, 9: 85 red, 75 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554B09?

The complementary color is #091355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554B09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554B09 color

#554B09 rgb(85, 75, 9)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #554B09 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29.4% green and 3.5% blue (85, 75, 9).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 81% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 89% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#554B09 color codes

HEX	`#554B09`
RGB	`rgb(85, 75, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29.4%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 81%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 89%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 89%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.77, -3.42, 36.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.77, 37.12, 95.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.312, 6.983, 1.274)`
Decimal	`5589769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554B09, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #554B09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554B09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #554B09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554b09; }
.text { color: #554b09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554b09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 75 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554b09, #395509); }

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Questions

What color is #554B09?: #554B09 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554B09?: The RGB value is 85, 75, 9: 85 red, 75 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554B09?: The complementary color is #091355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554B09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.