#596211#596211

#596211 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.100 H 116.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596211
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 17)
HSL	hsl(67, 70%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(67, 83%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 82.7%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.41, -14.47, 41.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.41, 43.68, 109.34°)
OKLab	oklab(47.27% -0.0441 0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(47.27% 0.1 116.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.5889, 10.8998, 2.1816)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596211 #1A1162

analogous

#624311 #596211 #306211

triadic

#596211 #115962 #621159

tetradic

#596211 #116243 #1A1162 #621130

square

#596211 #116243 #1A1162 #621130

split-complementary

#596211 #113062 #431162

monochromatic

#181A05 #2A2E08 #596211 #88961A #B8CA23

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#596211 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#596211 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596211

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596211	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596211	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695C00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5C53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596211;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.100 116.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b8e57',
    500: '#596211',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596211;
$custom-light: #8b8e57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596211",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.667,
    "s": 70.435,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47274,
    "c": 0.10035,
    "h": 116.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596211

secondary

#40349A

accent

#3BED4E

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C03

muted

#7D7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #596211

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

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