#596242#596242

#596242 is a mid, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.050 H 121.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596242
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 66)
HSL	hsl(77, 20%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(77, 33%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 0%, 32.7%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.00, -9.59, 17.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.00, 19.61, 119.27°)
OKLab	oklab(47.94% -0.0258 0.0428)
OKLCH	oklch(47.94% 0.05 121.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.4708, 11.2526, 6.8262)
Luminance	0.1125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596242 #4B4262

analogous

#625B42 #596242 #496242

triadic

#596242 #425962 #624259

tetradic

#596242 #42625B #4B4262 #624249

square

#596242 #42625B #4B4262 #624249

split-complementary

#596242 #424962 #5B4262

monochromatic

#171911 #383D29 #596242 #7A875B #99A579

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#596242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#596242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596242

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596242	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665E40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655E43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C5F5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.050 121.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e76',
    500: '#596242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596242;
$custom-light: #888e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 76.875,
    "s": 19.512,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47938,
    "c": 0.04994,
    "h": 121.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596242

secondary

#786F91

accent

#6CBC82

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#F0F0ED

border

#CBCBC8

text

#0B0C08

muted

#7C7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #596242

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

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