#596212#596212

#596212 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	#596212
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 18)
HSL	hsl(67, 69%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(67, 82%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 81.6%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.42, -14.42, 40.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.42, 43.35, 109.43°)
OKLab	oklab(47.28% -0.0439 0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(47.28% 0.1 116.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.5969, 10.9030, 2.2238)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596212 #1B1262

analogous

#624312 #596212 #316212

triadic

#596212 #125962 #621259

tetradic

#596212 #126243 #1B1262 #621231

square

#596212 #126243 #1B1262 #621231

split-complementary

#596212 #123162 #431262

monochromatic

#171A05 #2A2E09 #596212 #88961B #B7C925

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#596212 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#596212 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596212

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596212	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596212	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: #596212;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.100 116.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b8e58',
    500: '#596212',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596212;
$custom-light: #8b8e58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596212",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.75,
    "s": 68.966,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4728,
    "c": 0.09979,
    "h": 116.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596212

secondary

#41369A

accent

#3CEC50

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C03

muted

#7D7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #596212

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

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