#596227#596227

#596227 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.083 H 116.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596227
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 39)
HSL	hsl(69, 43%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(69, 60%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 60.2%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.59, -12.96, 31.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.59, 34.33, 112.17°)
OKLab	oklab(47.48% -0.0375 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(47.48% 0.083 116.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.8539, 11.0058, 3.5770)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596227 #302762

analogous

#624E27 #596227 #3C6227

triadic

#596227 #275962 #622759

tetradic

#596227 #27624E #302762 #62273C

square

#596227 #27624E #302762 #62273C

split-complementary

#596227 #273C62 #4E2762

monochromatic

#141609 #313616 #596227 #818E38 #A7B84C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#596227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#596227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596227

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596227	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685D21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E5D55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.083 116.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898e63',
    500: '#596227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596227;
$custom-light: #898e63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.153,
    "s": 43.066,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47475,
    "c": 0.08292,
    "h": 116.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596227

secondary

#5A5095

accent

#55D368

background

#F8F8F6

surface

#F0F0EB

border

#CBCBC6

text

#0C0C05

muted

#7D7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #596227

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

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