#596B32#596B32

#596B32 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.084 H 123.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B32
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 50)
HSL	hsl(79, 36%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(79, 53%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 53.3%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.57, -16.76, 29.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.57, 33.90, 119.64°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% -0.0471 0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.084 123.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.9533, 12.8695, 4.9767)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B32 #44326B

analogous

#6B6032 #596B32 #3C6B32

triadic

#596B32 #32596B #6B3259

tetradic

#596B32 #326B60 #44326B #6B323C

square

#596B32 #326B60 #44326B #6B323C

split-complementary

#596B32 #323C6B #60326B

monochromatic

#14180B #36411F #596B32 #7C9545 #9BB662

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#596B32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#596B32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B32

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B32	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70652D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D665E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.084 123.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89956b',
    500: '#596b32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b32;
$custom-light: #89956b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 78.947,
    "s": 36.306,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49907,
    "c": 0.08442,
    "h": 123.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B32

secondary

#715D9C

accent

#5BCC7F

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#F0F1EB

border

#CBCBC6

text

#0C0D07

muted

#7D7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B32

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

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