#595E1B#595E1B

#595E1B is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.089 H 113.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595E1B
RGB	rgb(89, 94, 27)
HSL	hsl(64, 55%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(64, 71%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 0%, 71.3%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.21, -11.67, 36.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.21, 37.95, 107.91°)
OKLab	oklab(46.34% -0.0353 0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(46.34% 0.089 113.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.3206, 10.2086, 2.5688)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595E1B #201B5E

analogous

#5E411B #595E1B #375E1B

triadic

#595E1B #1B595E #5E1B59

tetradic

#595E1B #1B5E41 #201B5E #5E1B37

square

#595E1B #1B5E41 #201B5E #5E1B37

split-complementary

#595E1B #1B375E #411B5E

monochromatic

#171807 #2C2E0D #595E1B #868E29 #B3BD36

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#595E1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#595E1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595E1B

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595E1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595E1B	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655911

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5850

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595e1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 94, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.089 113.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8b5c',
    500: '#595e1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595e1b;
$custom-light: #8a8b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595e1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.478,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46335,
    "c": 0.08861,
    "h": 113.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595E1B

secondary

#474194

accent

#49DF54

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #595E1B

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

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