#596238#596238

#596238 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.063 H 118.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596238
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 56)
HSL	hsl(73, 27%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(73, 43%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 42.9%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.82, -11.03, 22.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.82, 25.27, 115.89°)
OKLab	oklab(47.74% -0.0304 0.0555)
OKLCH	oklch(47.74% 0.063 118.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2013, 11.1448, 5.4070)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596238 #413862

analogous

#625638 #596238 #446238

triadic

#596238 #385962 #623859

tetradic

#596238 #386256 #413862 #623844

square

#596238 #386256 #413862 #623844

split-complementary

#596238 #384462 #563862

monochromatic

#12140B #363B22 #596238 #7C894E #9CAA6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#596238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#596238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596238

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596238	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D5E58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.063 118.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e6f',
    500: '#596238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596238;
$custom-light: #888e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72.857,
    "s": 27.273,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47737,
    "c": 0.06326,
    "h": 118.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596238

secondary

#6D6392

accent

#64C479

background

#F8F8F6

surface

#F0F0EC

border

#CBCBC7

text

#0B0C07

muted

#7C7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #596238

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

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