#596617#596617

#596617 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.102 H 118.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596617
RGB	rgb(89, 102, 23)
HSL	hsl(70, 63%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(70, 77%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 0%, 77.5%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.72, -16.35, 40.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.72, 43.45, 112.11°)
OKLab	oklab(48.34% -0.0487 0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(48.34% 0.102 118.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.0260, 11.6885, 2.5911)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596617 #241766

analogous

#664C17 #596617 #326617

triadic

#596617 #175966 #661759

tetradic

#596617 #17664C #241766 #661732

square

#596617 #17664C #241766 #661732

split-complementary

#596617 #173266 #4C1766

monochromatic

#161906 #2D340C #596617 #859822 #B0CA2E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#596617 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#596617 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596617

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596617	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596617	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6007

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C601E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F6057

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596617;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 102, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.102 118.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a915b',
    500: '#596617',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596617;
$custom-light: #8a915b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596617",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.873,
    "s": 63.2,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48335,
    "c": 0.10171,
    "h": 118.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596617

secondary

#4C3C9C

accent

#42E65D

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596617

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

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