#595D16#595D16

#595D16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.091 H 112.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595D16
RGB	rgb(89, 93, 22)
HSL	hsl(63, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(63, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 0%, 76.3%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.86, -11.42, 37.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.86, 39.58, 106.76°)
OKLab	oklab(46.04% -0.0351 0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(46.04% 0.091 112.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.1792, 10.0107, 2.2603)
Luminance	0.1001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595D16 #1A165D

analogous

#5D3D16 #595D16 #365D16

triadic

#595D16 #16595D #5D1659

tetradic

#595D16 #165D3D #1A165D #5D1636

square

#595D16 #165D3D #1A165D #5D1636

split-complementary

#595D16 #16365D #3D165D

monochromatic

#181906 #2A2C0A #595D16 #888E22 #B8C02D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.00

#595D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#595D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595D16

7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595D16	1.00	7.00	3.00	7.00
#FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655809

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F574F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 93, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.091 112.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8a59',
    500: '#595d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595d16;
$custom-light: #8a8a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.38,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4604,
    "c": 0.09115,
    "h": 112.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595D16

secondary

#403B94

accent

#43E54C

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0B04

muted

#7D7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #595D16

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

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