#596B2A#596B2A

#596B2A is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.093 H 122.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B2A
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 42)
HSL	hsl(77, 44%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(77, 61%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 60.7%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, -17.60, 33.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 37.87, 117.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% -0.0502 0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.093 122.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.7955, 12.8064, 4.1459)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B2A #3C2A6B

analogous

#6B5D2A #596B2A #396B2A

triadic

#596B2A #2A596B #6B2A59

tetradic

#596B2A #2A6B5D #3C2A6B #6B2A39

square

#596B2A #2A6B5D #3C2A6B #6B2A39

split-complementary

#596B2A #2A396B #5D2A6B

monochromatic

#121609 #343F19 #596B2A #7E973B #9FBC54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#596B2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#596B2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B2A

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B2A	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)

#716523

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F642E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D665D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.093 122.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a9566',
    500: '#596b2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b2a;
$custom-light: #8a9566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 76.615,
    "s": 43.624,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49799,
    "c": 0.09279,
    "h": 122.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B2A

secondary

#68549D

accent

#54D378

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#F0F1EB

border

#CBCBC6

text

#0C0D06

muted

#7D7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B2A

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

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