#595916#595916

#595916 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.086 H 109.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595916
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 22)
HSL	hsl(60, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(60, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 75.3%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.61, -9.12, 36.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.61, 37.79, 103.97°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% -0.0287 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.086 109.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.8373, 9.3268, 2.1463)
Luminance	0.0933 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595916 #161659

analogous

#593816 #595916 #385916

triadic

#595916 #165959 #591659

tetradic

#595916 #165938 #161659 #591638

square

#595916 #165938 #161659 #591638

split-complementary

#595916 #163859 #381659

monochromatic

#191906 #28280A #595916 #8A8A22 #BBBB2E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.33

#595916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#595916 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595916

7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595916	1.00	7.33	2.87	7.33
#FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61550B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62571B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#60534C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.086 109.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8758',
    500: '#595916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595916;
$custom-light: #8a8758;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45036,
    "c": 0.08644,
    "h": 109.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595916

secondary

#3B3B90

accent

#44E444

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0C0B04

muted

#7D7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #595916

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

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