#596B40#596B40

#596B40 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.068 H 127.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B40
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 64)
HSL	hsl(85, 25%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(85, 40%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 40.2%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.78, -14.95, 21.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.78, 26.53, 124.29°)
OKLab	oklab(50.15% -0.0409 0.054)
OKLCH	oklch(50.15% 0.068 127.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.3028, 13.0093, 6.8177)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B40 #52406B

analogous

#6B6740 #596B40 #436B40

triadic

#596B40 #40596B #6B4059

tetradic

#596B40 #406B67 #52406B #6B4043

square

#596B40 #406B67 #52406B #6B4043

split-complementary

#596B40 #40436B #67406B

monochromatic

#191E12 #394529 #596B40 #799157 #97AE77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#596B40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#596B40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B40

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B40	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F663D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6542

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B6760

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.068 127.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889575',
    500: '#596b40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b40;
$custom-light: #889575;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 85.116,
    "s": 25.146,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50146,
    "c": 0.06775,
    "h": 127.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B40

secondary

#806E99

accent

#66C28C

background

#F8F9F7

surface

#F0F1ED

border

#CBCBC8

text

#0B0D08

muted

#7C7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B40

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

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