#596611#596611

#596611 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.105 H 118.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596611
RGB	rgb(89, 102, 17)
HSL	hsl(69, 71%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(69, 83%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 0%, 83.3%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, -16.65, 42.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 45.52, 111.46°)
OKLab	oklab(48.3% -0.0501 0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(48.3% 0.105 118.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.9726, 11.6671, 2.3095)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596611 #1E1166

analogous

#664811 #596611 #2E6611

triadic

#596611 #115966 #661159

tetradic

#596611 #116648 #1E1166 #66112E

square

#596611 #116648 #1E1166 #66112E

split-complementary

#596611 #112E66 #481166

monochromatic

#171A04 #2B3208 #596611 #879A1A #B5CF22

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#596611 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#596611 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596611

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596611	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596611	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6000

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6019

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F6056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596611;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 102, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.105 118.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b9158',
    500: '#596611',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596611;
$custom-light: #8b9158;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596611",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.176,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48296,
    "c": 0.10528,
    "h": 118.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596611

secondary

#45359E

accent

#3AEE55

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596611

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

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