#596B28#596B28

#596B28 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.095 H 122.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B28
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 40)
HSL	hsl(76, 46%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(76, 63%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 62.6%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, -17.79, 34.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 38.82, 117.28°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% -0.051 0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.095 122.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.7606, 12.7924, 3.9620)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B28 #3A286B

analogous

#6B5C28 #596B28 #386B28

triadic

#596B28 #28596B #6B2859

tetradic

#596B28 #286B5C #3A286B #6B2838

square

#596B28 #286B5C #3A286B #6B2838

split-complementary

#596B28 #28386B #5C286B

monochromatic

#131608 #343E17 #596B28 #7E9839 #A0BE50

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#596B28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#596B28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B28

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B28	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716521

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F642C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D665D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.095 122.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a9565',
    500: '#596b28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b28;
$custom-light: #8a9565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 76.119,
    "s": 45.578,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49775,
    "c": 0.09473,
    "h": 122.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B28

secondary

#66519D

accent

#53D576

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#F0F1EB

border

#CBCBC6

text

#0C0D06

muted

#7D7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B28

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

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