#596221#596221

#596221 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.089 H 116.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596221
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 33)
HSL	hsl(68, 50%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(68, 66%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 66.3%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.53, -13.47, 34.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.53, 37.23, 111.22°)
OKLab	oklab(47.41% -0.0397 0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(47.41% 0.089 116.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.7622, 10.9691, 3.0942)
Luminance	0.1097 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596221 #2A2162

analogous

#624A21 #596221 #386221

triadic

#596221 #215962 #622159

tetradic

#596221 #21624A #2A2162 #622138

square

#596221 #21624A #2A2162 #622138

split-complementary

#596221 #213862 #4A2162

monochromatic

#151708 #2F3412 #596221 #839030 #ACBE40

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#596221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#596221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596221

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596221	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695D19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5C54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.089 116.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8e60',
    500: '#596221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596221;
$custom-light: #8a8e60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.308,
    "s": 49.618,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47405,
    "c": 0.08867,
    "h": 116.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596221

secondary

#534996

accent

#4FD962

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C05

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596221

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

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