#596116#596116

#596116 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.096 H 115.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596116
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 22)
HSL	hsl(66, 63%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(66, 77%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 77.3%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.12, -13.66, 39.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.12, 41.44, 109.25°)
OKLab	oklab(47.05% -0.0414 0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(47.05% 0.096 115.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.5396, 10.7313, 2.3804)
Luminance	0.1073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596116 #1E1661

analogous

#614316 #596116 #336116

triadic

#596116 #165961 #611659

tetradic

#596116 #166143 #1E1661 #611633

square

#596116 #166143 #1E1661 #611633

split-complementary

#596116 #163361 #431661

monochromatic

#171906 #2B2F0B #596116 #879321 #B5C52D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#596116 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#596116 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596116

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596116	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596116	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685C08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596116;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.096 115.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8d59',
    500: '#596116',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596116;
$custom-light: #8a8d59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596116",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.4,
    "s": 63.025,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47053,
    "c": 0.09606,
    "h": 115.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596116

secondary

#453B98

accent

#42E653

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596116

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

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