#595E12#595E12

#595E12 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.095 H 113.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595E12
RGB	rgb(89, 94, 18)
HSL	hsl(64, 68%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(64, 81%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 0%, 80.9%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.15, -12.19, 39.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.15, 41.54, 107.06°)
OKLab	oklab(46.26% -0.0377 0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(46.26% 0.095 113.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.2320, 10.1731, 2.1021)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595E12 #17125E

analogous

#5E3D12 #595E12 #335E12

triadic

#595E12 #12595E #5E1259

tetradic

#595E12 #125E3D #17125E #5E1233

square

#595E12 #125E3D #17125E #5E1233

split-complementary

#595E12 #12335E #3D125E

monochromatic

#181A05 #282B08 #595E12 #8A911C #BAC526

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#595E12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#595E12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595E12

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595E12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595E12	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665902

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#605850

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595e12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 94, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.095 113.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b8b57',
    500: '#595e12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595e12;
$custom-light: #8b8b57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595e12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.947,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46264,
    "c": 0.09495,
    "h": 113.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595E12

secondary

#3C3596

accent

#3DEB48

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C03

muted

#7D7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #595E12

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

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