#596B42#596B42

#596B42 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.065 H 127.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B42
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 66)
HSL	hsl(86, 24%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(86, 38%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 38.3%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.81, -14.65, 20.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.81, 25.45, 125.15°)
OKLab	oklab(50.19% -0.04 0.0515)
OKLCH	oklch(50.19% 0.065 127.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.3608, 13.0325, 7.1229)
Luminance	0.1303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B42 #54426B

analogous

#6B6942 #596B42 #456B42

triadic

#596B42 #42596B #6B4259

tetradic

#596B42 #426B69 #54426B #6B4245

square

#596B42 #426B69 #54426B #6B4245

split-complementary

#596B42 #42456B #69426B

monochromatic

#1A1F13 #3A452B #596B42 #789159 #97AD7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#596B42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#596B42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B42

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B42	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F663F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6544

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B6861

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.065 127.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889577',
    500: '#596b42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b42;
$custom-light: #889577;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 86.341,
    "s": 23.699,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50185,
    "c": 0.06521,
    "h": 127.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B42

secondary

#827099

accent

#68C08F

background

#F8F9F7

surface

#F0F1ED

border

#CBCBC8

text

#0B0D08

muted

#7C7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B42

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

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