#596517#596517

#596517 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.100 H 118.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596517
RGB	rgb(89, 101, 23)
HSL	hsl(69, 63%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(69, 77%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 0%, 77.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.40, -15.81, 39.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.40, 42.97, 111.59°)
OKLab	oklab(48.08% -0.0472 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(48.08% 0.1 118.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.9284, 11.4932, 2.5585)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596517 #231765

analogous

#654A17 #596517 #326517

triadic

#596517 #175965 #651759

tetradic

#596517 #17654A #231765 #651732

square

#596517 #17654A #231765 #651732

split-complementary

#596517 #173265 #4A1765

monochromatic

#161906 #2D330C #596517 #859722 #B1C92E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#596517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#596517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596517

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596517	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)

#6C5F08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B601E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 101, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.100 118.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a905a',
    500: '#596517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596517;
$custom-light: #8a905a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.231,
    "s": 62.903,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48079,
    "c": 0.10043,
    "h": 118.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596517

secondary

#4B3C9B

accent

#42E65B

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596517

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

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