#596512#596512

#596512 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.103 H 117.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596512
RGB	rgb(89, 101, 18)
HSL	hsl(69, 70%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(69, 82%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 0%, 82.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.37, -16.07, 41.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.37, 44.73, 111.05°)
OKLab	oklab(48.05% -0.0484 0.0915)
OKLCH	oklch(48.05% 0.104 117.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.8829, 11.4750, 2.3191)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596512 #1E1265

analogous

#654712 #596512 #2F6512

triadic

#596512 #125965 #651259

tetradic

#596512 #126547 #1E1265 #65122F

square

#596512 #126547 #1E1265 #65122F

split-complementary

#596512 #122F65 #471265

monochromatic

#171A05 #2B3109 #596512 #87991B #B5CD25

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#596512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#596512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596512

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596512	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	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)

#6B601A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 101, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.103 117.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b9058',
    500: '#596512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596512;
$custom-light: #8b9058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.675,
    "s": 69.748,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48046,
    "c": 0.1035,
    "h": 117.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596512

secondary

#45369D

accent

#3BED55

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596512

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

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