#595717#595717

#595717 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.083 H 107.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595717
RGB	rgb(89, 87, 23)
HSL	hsl(58, 59%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(58, 74%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 74.2%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.99, -7.90, 35.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.99, 36.50, 102.50°)
OKLab	oklab(44.55% -0.0252 0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(44.55% 0.083 107.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.6830, 9.0024, 2.1434)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595717 #171959

analogous

#593617 #595717 #3A5917

triadic

#595717 #175957 #571759

tetradic

#595717 #175936 #171959 #59173A

square

#595717 #175936 #171959 #59173A

split-complementary

#595717 #173A59 #361759

monochromatic

#181806 #28270A #595717 #8A8724 #BAB630

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#595717 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#595717 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595717

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595717	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595717	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F530D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60561B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#60514A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595717;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 87, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.083 107.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8659',
    500: '#595717',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595717;
$custom-light: #8a8659;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595717",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.182,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44546,
    "c": 0.08341,
    "h": 107.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595717

secondary

#3C3E90

accent

#4AE246

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0C0B04

muted

#7D7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #595717

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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