#596F38#596F38

#596F38 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.084 H 127.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596F38
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 56)
HSL	hsl(84, 33%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(84, 50%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 0%, 49.5%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.91, -18.20, 27.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.91, 33.27, 123.16°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% -0.0506 0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.084 127.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.5180, 13.7781, 5.8459)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#596F38 #4E386F

analogous

#6F6938 #596F38 #3D6F38

triadic

#596F38 #38596F #6F3859

tetradic

#596F38 #386F69 #4E386F #6F383D

square

#596F38 #386F69 #4E386F #6F383D

split-complementary

#596F38 #383D6F #69386F

monochromatic

#181E0F #384623 #596F38 #7A984D #98B56C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#596F38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#596F38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596F38

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596F38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596F38	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746933

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71673B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C6B62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596f38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.084 127.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#899870',
    500: '#596f38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596f38;
$custom-light: #899870;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596f38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 84,
    "s": 32.934,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51018,
    "c": 0.08392,
    "h": 127.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596F38

secondary

#7C649E

accent

#5FC989

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#F0F2EC

border

#CBCCC7

text

#0C0D07

muted

#7D7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #596F38

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

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