#595D21#595D21

#595D21 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.082 H 112.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595D21
RGB	rgb(89, 93, 33)
HSL	hsl(64, 48%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(64, 65%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 0%, 64.5%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, -10.65, 33.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 34.68, 107.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.14% -0.0318 0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(46.14% 0.082 112.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.3089, 10.0625, 2.9431)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595D21 #25215D

analogous

#5D4321 #595D21 #3B5D21

triadic

#595D21 #21595D #5D2159

tetradic

#595D21 #215D43 #25215D #5D213B

square

#595D21 #215D43 #25215D #5D213B

split-complementary

#595D21 #213B5D #43215D

monochromatic

#161708 #2E3011 #595D21 #848A31 #AFB741

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#595D21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#595D21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595D21

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595D21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595D21	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64591A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645A25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5750

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595d21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 93, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.082 112.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8a5f',
    500: '#595d21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595d21;
$custom-light: #8a8a5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595d21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46144,
    "c": 0.08209,
    "h": 112.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595D21

secondary

#4D4991

accent

#51D75A

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0B05

muted

#7D7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #595D21

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

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