#596515#596515

#596515 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.102 H 118.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596515
RGB	rgb(89, 101, 21)
HSL	hsl(69, 66%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(69, 79%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 0%, 79.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, -15.92, 40.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 43.70, 111.36°)
OKLab	oklab(48.07% -0.0477 0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(48.07% 0.102 118)
XYZ	xyz(8.9091, 11.4854, 2.4569)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596515 #211565

analogous

#654915 #596515 #316515

triadic

#596515 #155965 #651559

tetradic

#596515 #156549 #211565 #651531

square

#596515 #156549 #211565 #651531

split-complementary

#596515 #153165 #491565

monochromatic

#161905 #2C320A #596515 #869820 #B2CA2A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#596515 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#596515 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596515

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596515	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596515	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)

#6C5F04

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B601C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596515;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 101, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.102 118.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b9059',
    500: '#596515',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596515;
$custom-light: #8b9059;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596515",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69,
    "s": 65.574,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48065,
    "c": 0.10172,
    "h": 118
  },
  "luminance": 0.11485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596515

secondary

#493A9C

accent

#3FE959

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596515

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

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