#596231#596231

#596231 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.072 H 117.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596231
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 49)
HSL	hsl(71, 33%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(71, 50%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 50%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.72, -11.91, 26.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.72, 29.12, 114.14°)
OKLab	oklab(47.62% -0.0335 0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(47.62% 0.072 117.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.0420, 11.0810, 4.5677)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596231 #3A3162

analogous

#625331 #596231 #416231

triadic

#596231 #315962 #623159

tetradic

#596231 #316253 #3A3162 #623141

square

#596231 #316253 #3A3162 #623141

split-complementary

#596231 #314162 #533162

monochromatic

#13140A #34391D #596231 #7E8B45 #A0AF5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#596231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#596231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596231

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596231	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685D2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D5D57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.072 117.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898e6a',
    500: '#596231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596231;
$custom-light: #898e6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 71.02,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47617,
    "c": 0.0719,
    "h": 117.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596231

secondary

#665C93

accent

#5EC972

background

#F8F8F6

surface

#F0F0EB

border

#CBCBC6

text

#0B0C06

muted

#7C7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #596231

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

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