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#594512 Color

#594512 is rgb(89, 69, 18) in RGB, hsl(43, 66%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 80%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pineapple (#563C0D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#594512
HEX#594512
RGBrgb(89, 69, 18)
HSLhsl(43, 66%, 21%)
HSVhsv(43, 80%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 80%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(40.2% 0.072 86.5)
LABlab(30.70% 4.61 32.41)
LCHlch(30.70% 32.73 81.90)

What #594512 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #594512, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#594512 Channel Values

How #594512 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 89 · G 69 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 66% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 80% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 80% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.19:1 vs white · 2.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #594512 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #594512

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #594512; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #594512

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #594512.

How #594512 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#594512
Protanopia#494912
Protanomaly#504712
Deuteranopia#4C4C0F
Deuteranomaly#524910
Tritanopia#5C4141
Tritanomaly#5B4334
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #594512 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-594512: #594512;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #594512;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-594512': '#594512' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.349, green: 0.271, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_594512">#594512</color>
SVG fillfill="#594512"

More Yellow Colors

#594512 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#594512 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #594512?

#594512 is a dark yellow — rgb(89, 69, 18) in RGB and hsl(43, 66%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.84.

What is the RGB value of #594512?

#594512 is rgb(89, 69, 18) — red 89, green 69, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #594512?

#594512 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 80%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #594512 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #594512 scores 9.19:1 against white and 2.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #594512 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #594512 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 24.12, which is visibly different.

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