#596117#596117

#596117 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.095 H 115.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596117
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 23)
HSL	hsl(66, 62%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(66, 76%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 76.3%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.13, -13.60, 38.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.13, 41.05, 109.36°)
OKLab	oklab(47.06% -0.0411 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(47.06% 0.095 115.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.5494, 10.7352, 2.4322)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596117 #1F1761

analogous

#614417 #596117 #346117

triadic

#596117 #175961 #611759

tetradic

#596117 #176144 #1F1761 #611734

square

#596117 #176144 #1F1761 #611734

split-complementary

#596117 #173461 #441761

monochromatic

#171906 #2C300B #596117 #869223 #B4C42E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#596117 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#596117 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596117

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596117	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596117	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)

#685C09

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596117;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.095 115.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8d5a',
    500: '#596117',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596117;
$custom-light: #8a8d5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596117",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.486,
    "s": 61.667,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4706,
    "c": 0.09537,
    "h": 115.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596117

secondary

#463C98

accent

#43E555

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596117

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

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