#596612#596612

#596612 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.105 H 118.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596612
RGB	rgb(89, 102, 18)
HSL	hsl(69, 70%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(69, 82%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 0%, 82.4%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.69, -16.61, 42.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.69, 45.20, 111.56°)
OKLab	oklab(48.3% -0.0499 0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(48.3% 0.105 118.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.9806, 11.6703, 2.3517)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596612 #1F1266

analogous

#664912 #596612 #2F6612

triadic

#596612 #125966 #661259

tetradic

#596612 #126649 #1F1266 #66122F

square

#596612 #126649 #1F1266 #66122F

split-complementary

#596612 #122F66 #491266

monochromatic

#171A05 #2C3209 #596612 #869A1B #B4CE24

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#596612 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#596612 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596612

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596612	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596612	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)

#6C601A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F6056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596612;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 102, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.105 118.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b9158',
    500: '#596612',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596612;
$custom-light: #8b9158;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596612",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.286,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48302,
    "c": 0.10474,
    "h": 118.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596612

secondary

#46369E

accent

#3BED57

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596612

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

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