#596E2A#596E2A

#596E2A is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.097 H 124.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596E2A
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 42)
HSL	hsl(79, 45%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(79, 62%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 0%, 61.8%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, -19.20, 34.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 39.57, 119.03°)
OKLab	oklab(50.57% -0.0547 0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(50.57% 0.097 124.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.1137, 13.4428, 4.2519)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596E2A #3F2A6E

analogous

#6E612A #596E2A #376E2A

triadic

#596E2A #2A596E #6E2A59

tetradic

#596E2A #2A6E61 #3F2A6E #6E2A37

square

#596E2A #2A6E61 #3F2A6E #6E2A37

split-complementary

#596E2A #2A376E #612A6E

monochromatic

#121608 #354219 #596E2A #7D9A3B #9DBE55

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#596E2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#596E2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596E2A

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596E2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596E2A	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746723

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D695F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.097 124.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a9766',
    500: '#596e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596e2a;
$custom-light: #8a9766;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 78.529,
    "s": 44.737,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50567,
    "c": 0.09717,
    "h": 124.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596E2A

secondary

#6B54A0

accent

#53D47B

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#F0F2EB

border

#CBCCC6

text

#0C0D06

muted

#7D7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #596E2A

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

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