#596511#596511

#596511 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.104 H 117.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596511
RGB	rgb(89, 101, 17)
HSL	hsl(69, 71%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(69, 83%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 0%, 83.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, -16.11, 42.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 45.06, 110.95°)
OKLab	oklab(48.04% -0.0486 0.092)
OKLCH	oklch(48.04% 0.104 117.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.8749, 11.4718, 2.2769)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596511 #1D1165

analogous

#654711 #596511 #2F6511

triadic

#596511 #115965 #651159

tetradic

#596511 #116547 #1D1165 #65112F

square

#596511 #116547 #1D1165 #65112F

split-complementary

#596511 #112F65 #471165

monochromatic

#171A04 #2B3108 #596511 #87991A #B5CE23

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#596511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#596511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596511

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596511	1.00	6.37	3.29	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C5F00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6019

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 101, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.104 117.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b9058',
    500: '#596511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596511;
$custom-light: #8b9058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.571,
    "s": 71.186,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4804,
    "c": 0.10404,
    "h": 117.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596511

secondary

#44359D

accent

#3AEE54

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596511

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

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