#596C42#596C42

#596C42 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.067 H 128.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596C42
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 66)
HSL	hsl(87, 24%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(87, 39%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 0%, 38.9%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.13, -15.20, 21.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.13, 26.11, 125.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.44% -0.0416 0.0525)
OKLCH	oklch(50.44% 0.067 128.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.4656, 13.2422, 7.1578)
Luminance	0.1324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596C42 #55426C

analogous

#6C6A42 #596C42 #446C42

triadic

#596C42 #42596C #6C4259

tetradic

#596C42 #426C6A #55426C #6C4244

square

#596C42 #426C6A #55426C #6C4244

split-complementary

#596C42 #42446C #6A426C

monochromatic

#1A2014 #3A462B #596C42 #789259 #97AE7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#596C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#596C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596C42

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596C42	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70673F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6544

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B6861

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.067 128.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889677',
    500: '#596c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596c42;
$custom-light: #889677;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 87.143,
    "s": 24.138,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50437,
    "c": 0.06692,
    "h": 128.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596C42

secondary

#83709A

accent

#67C190

background

#F8F9F7

surface

#F0F2ED

border

#CBCCC8

text

#0B0D08

muted

#7C7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #596C42

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

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