#596240#596240

#596240 is a mid, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.053 H 120.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596240
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 64)
HSL	hsl(76, 21%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(76, 35%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 34.7%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.96, -9.90, 18.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.96, 20.75, 118.48°)
OKLab	oklab(47.9% -0.0267 0.0454)
OKLCH	oklch(47.9% 0.053 120.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.4129, 11.2294, 6.5211)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#596240 #494062

analogous

#625A40 #596240 #486240

triadic

#596240 #405962 #624059

tetradic

#596240 #40625A #494062 #624048

square

#596240 #40625A #494062 #624048

split-complementary

#596240 #404862 #5A4062

monochromatic

#161810 #373D28 #596240 #7B8758 #99A677

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#596240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#596240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596240

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596240	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665E3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655E42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C5F59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.053 120.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e75',
    500: '#596240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596240;
$custom-light: #888e75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 75.882,
    "s": 20.988,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47895,
    "c": 0.05268,
    "h": 120.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596240

secondary

#766C92

accent

#6ABE80

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#F0F0ED

border

#CBCBC8

text

#0B0C08

muted

#7C7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #596240

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

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