Close to Umber Brown
#554F32
#554F32 is a dark, muted yellow, close to the color Umber Brown. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 31% green, and 19.6% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #554F32.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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2.55:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.23:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.55:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #554F32 as they’d see it.
#554F32 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #554F32
What color is #554F32?
#554F32 is a dark, muted yellow, close to the color Umber Brown. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 31% green, and 19.6% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #554F32 in RGB?
#554F32 is rgb(85, 79, 50): 85 red, 79 green, and 50 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #554F32 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 7, 41, 67). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #554F32?
PANTONE 449 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #554F32?
Its complement #484D6A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.