#596B16#596B16

#596B16 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.109 H 121.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B16
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 22)
HSL	hsl(73, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(73, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 79.4%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.30, -19.08, 42.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.30, 46.26, 114.36°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% -0.0564 0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.109 121.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.5225, 12.6972, 2.7080)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B16 #28166B

analogous

#6B5216 #596B16 #2E6B16

triadic

#596B16 #16596B #6B1659

tetradic

#596B16 #166B52 #28166B #6B162E

square

#596B16 #166B52 #28166B #6B162E

split-complementary

#596B16 #162E6B #52166B

monochromatic

#151905 #2F380C #596B16 #839E20 #ADD12B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#596B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#596B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B16

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B16	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726403

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E655B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.109 121.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b955b',
    500: '#596b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b16;
$custom-light: #8b955b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72.706,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49611,
    "c": 0.10879,
    "h": 121.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B16

secondary

#513BA1

accent

#3FE963

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F1E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0D04

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B16

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

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