#596416#596416

#596416 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.100 H 117.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596416
RGB	rgb(89, 100, 22)
HSL	hsl(68, 64%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(68, 78%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(11%, 0%, 78%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.07, -15.32, 40.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.07, 42.86, 110.94°)
OKLab	oklab(47.82% -0.046 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(47.82% 0.1 117.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.8220, 11.2962, 2.4745)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596416 #211664

analogous

#644816 #596416 #326416

triadic

#596416 #165964 #641659

tetradic

#596416 #166448 #211664 #641632

square

#596416 #166448 #211664 #641632

split-complementary

#596416 #163264 #481664

monochromatic

#161906 #2C320B #596416 #869621 #B2C82C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#596416 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#596416 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596416

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596416	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596416	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B5E06

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5F1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5E55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596416;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 100, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.100 117.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a905a',
    500: '#596416',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596416;
$custom-light: #8a905a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596416",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.462,
    "s": 63.934,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47816,
    "c": 0.09982,
    "h": 117.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596416

secondary

#493B9B

accent

#41E758

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596416

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

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