#596F40#596F40

#596F40 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.074 H 129.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596F40
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 64)
HSL	hsl(88, 27%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(88, 42%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 0%, 42.3%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.04, -17.12, 23.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.04, 29.11, 126.03°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% -0.047 0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.074 129.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.7295, 13.8627, 6.9600)
Luminance	0.1386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#596F40 #56406F

analogous

#6F6E40 #596F40 #426F40

triadic

#596F40 #40596F #6F4059

tetradic

#596F40 #406F6E #56406F #6F4042

square

#596F40 #406F6E #56406F #6F4042

split-complementary

#596F40 #40426F #6E406F

monochromatic

#1B2113 #3A482A #596F40 #789656 #97B178

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#596F40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#596F40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596F40

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596F40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596F40	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73693C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706843

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B6B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596f40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.074 129.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#899875',
    500: '#596f40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596f40;
$custom-light: #899875;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596f40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 88.085,
    "s": 26.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51156,
    "c": 0.07445,
    "h": 129.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596F40

secondary

#846F9C

accent

#65C391

background

#F8F9F7

surface

#F0F2ED

border

#CBCCC8

text

#0B0D08

muted

#7C7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #596F40

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

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