#595E17#595E17

#595E17 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	#595E17
RGB	rgb(89, 94, 23)
HSL	hsl(64, 61%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(64, 76%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 0%, 75.5%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, -11.92, 37.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 39.64, 107.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.3% -0.0365 0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(46.3% 0.092 113.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.2774, 10.1913, 2.3415)
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

#595E17 #1C175E

analogous

#5E3F17 #595E17 #355E17

triadic

#595E17 #17595E #5E1759

tetradic

#595E17 #175E3F #1C175E #5E1735

square

#595E17 #175E3F #1C175E #5E1735

split-complementary

#595E17 #17355E #3F175E

monochromatic

#171906 #2A2D0B #595E17 #888F23 #B6C02F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#595E17 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#595E17 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595E17

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595E17	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595E17	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)

#65590B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5850

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595e17;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 94, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.092 113.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8b5a',
    500: '#595e17',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595e17;
$custom-light: #8a8b5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595e17",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.225,
    "s": 60.684,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46301,
    "c": 0.09165,
    "h": 113.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595E17

secondary

#423C95

accent

#44E44F

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #595E17

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

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