#595D17#595D17

#595D17 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.090 H 112.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595D17
RGB	rgb(89, 93, 23)
HSL	hsl(63, 60%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(63, 75%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 0%, 75.3%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.87, -11.36, 37.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.87, 39.18, 106.85°)
OKLab	oklab(46.05% -0.0349 0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(46.05% 0.09 112.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.1891, 10.0146, 2.3121)
Luminance	0.1001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595D17 #1B175D

analogous

#5D3E17 #595D17 #365D17

triadic

#595D17 #17595D #5D1759

tetradic

#595D17 #175D3E #1B175D #5D1736

square

#595D17 #175D3E #1B175D #5D1736

split-complementary

#595D17 #17365D #3E175D

monochromatic

#171906 #2A2C0B #595D17 #888E23 #B7BF2F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#595D17 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#595D17 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595D17

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595D17	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595D17	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64580B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F574F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595d17;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 93, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.090 112.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8a59',
    500: '#595d17',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595d17;
$custom-light: #8a8a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595d17",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.429,
    "s": 60.345,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46048,
    "c": 0.09044,
    "h": 112.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595D17

secondary

#413C94

accent

#44E34D

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0B04

muted

#7D7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #595D17

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

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