#596E2B#596E2B

#596E2B is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.096 H 124.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596E2B
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 43)
HSL	hsl(79, 44%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(79, 61%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 0%, 60.9%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.43, -19.10, 34.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.43, 39.10, 119.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.58% -0.0543 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(50.58% 0.096 124.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.1318, 13.4500, 4.3474)
Luminance	0.1345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596E2B #402B6E

analogous

#6E622B #596E2B #376E2B

triadic

#596E2B #2B596E #6E2B59

tetradic

#596E2B #2B6E62 #402B6E #6E2B37

square

#596E2B #2B6E62 #402B6E #6E2B37

split-complementary

#596E2B #2B376E #622B6E

monochromatic

#121609 #35421A #596E2B #7D9A3C #9DBD56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#596E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#596E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596E2B

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596E2B	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)

#746724

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D695F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.096 124.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a9767',
    500: '#596e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596e2b;
$custom-light: #8a9767;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 78.806,
    "s": 43.791,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50579,
    "c": 0.0962,
    "h": 124.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596E2B

secondary

#6C55A0

accent

#54D47C

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#F0F2EB

border

#CBCCC6

text

#0C0D06

muted

#7D7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #596E2B

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

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