#596016#596016

#596016 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.095 H 114.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596016
RGB	rgb(89, 96, 22)
HSL	hsl(66, 63%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(66, 77%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 0%, 77.1%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, -13.11, 38.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 40.97, 108.66°)
OKLab	oklab(46.8% -0.0398 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(46.8% 0.095 114.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.4477, 10.5477, 2.3498)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596016 #1D1660

analogous

#604216 #596016 #346016

triadic

#596016 #165960 #601659

tetradic

#596016 #166042 #1D1660 #601634

square

#596016 #166042 #1D1660 #601634

split-complementary

#596016 #163460 #421660

monochromatic

#171906 #2B2E0B #596016 #879221 #B5C42D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#596016 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#596016 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596016

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596016	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596016	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675B08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5A52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596016;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 96, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.095 114.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8d59',
    500: '#596016',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596016;
$custom-light: #8a8d59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596016",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.676,
    "s": 62.712,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46799,
    "c": 0.09481,
    "h": 114.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596016

secondary

#443B97

accent

#42E652

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596016

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

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