#596B20#596B20

#596B20 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.102 H 121.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B20
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 32)
HSL	hsl(74, 54%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(74, 70%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 70.1%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, -18.45, 38.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 42.40, 115.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.69% -0.0536 0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(49.69% 0.102 121.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.6384, 12.7435, 3.3182)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B20 #32206B

analogous

#6B5820 #596B20 #346B20

triadic

#596B20 #20596B #6B2059

tetradic

#596B20 #206B58 #32206B #6B2034

square

#596B20 #206B58 #32206B #6B2034

split-complementary

#596B20 #20346B #58206B

monochromatic

#141807 #323C12 #596B20 #809A2E #A6C640

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#596B20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#596B20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B20

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B20	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726415

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6426

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E655C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.102 121.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a9560',
    500: '#596b20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b20;
$custom-light: #8a9560;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 74.4,
    "s": 53.957,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49691,
    "c": 0.10175,
    "h": 121.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B20

secondary

#5D489F

accent

#4ADD6E

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F1EA

border

#CBCBC6

text

#0C0D05

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B20

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

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