#605B16#605B16

#605B16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.087 H 105.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#605B16
RGB	rgb(96, 91, 22)
HSL	hsl(56, 63%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(56, 77%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 77.1%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.89, -6.87, 38.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.89, 38.76, 100.20°)
OKLab	oklab(46.22% -0.0228 0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(46.22% 0.087 105.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.7101, 10.0272, 2.2355)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#605B16 #161B60

analogous

#603616 #605B16 #406016

triadic

#605B16 #16605B #5B1660

tetradic

#605B16 #166036 #161B60 #601640

square

#605B16 #166036 #161B60 #601640

split-complementary

#605B16 #164060 #361660

monochromatic

#191806 #2E2C0B #605B16 #928A21 #C4B92D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#605B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#605B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #605B16

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##605B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##605B16	1.00	6.99	3.01	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64580A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#68544E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #605b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(96, 91, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.087 105.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#908959',
    500: '#605b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #605b16;
$custom-light: #908959;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#605b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 96,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.946,
    "s": 62.712,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46223,
    "c": 0.08741,
    "h": 105.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#605B16

secondary

#3B4197

accent

#4DE642

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F1EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0D0B04

muted

#7E7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #605B16

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

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