#595E16#595E16

#595E16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.092 H 113.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595E16
RGB	rgb(89, 94, 22)
HSL	hsl(64, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(64, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 0%, 76.6%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, -11.98, 38.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 40.04, 107.41°)
OKLab	oklab(46.29% -0.0367 0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(46.29% 0.092 113.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.2676, 10.1874, 2.2897)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595E16 #1B165E

analogous

#5E3F16 #595E16 #355E16

triadic

#595E16 #16595E #5E1659

tetradic

#595E16 #165E3F #1B165E #5E1635

square

#595E16 #165E3F #1B165E #5E1635

split-complementary

#595E16 #16355E #3F165E

monochromatic

#171906 #2A2C0A #595E16 #889022 #B7C12D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#595E16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#595E16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595E16

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595E16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595E16	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655909

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5850

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595e16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 94, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.092 113.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8b59',
    500: '#595e16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595e16;
$custom-light: #8a8b59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595e16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.167,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46293,
    "c": 0.09236,
    "h": 113.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595E16

secondary

#413B95

accent

#43E54E

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #595E16

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

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