#596239#596239

#596239 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.062 H 118.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596239
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 57)
HSL	hsl(73, 26%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(73, 42%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 41.8%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.84, -10.90, 22.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.84, 24.71, 116.17°)
OKLab	oklab(47.76% -0.03 0.0543)
OKLCH	oklch(47.76% 0.062 118.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.2260, 11.1547, 5.5371)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596239 #423962

analogous

#625639 #596239 #446239

triadic

#596239 #395962 #623959

tetradic

#596239 #396256 #423962 #623944

square

#596239 #396256 #423962 #623944

split-complementary

#596239 #394462 #563962

monochromatic

#13150C #363B22 #596239 #7C8950 #9CA96C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#596239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#596239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596239

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596239	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)

#675E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D5E58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.062 118.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e70',
    500: '#596239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596239;
$custom-light: #888e70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 73.171,
    "s": 26.452,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47755,
    "c": 0.06198,
    "h": 118.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596239

secondary

#6F6592

accent

#65C37A

background

#F8F8F6

surface

#F0F0EC

border

#CBCBC7

text

#0B0C07

muted

#7C7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #596239

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

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