Close to Olive Brown
#596200
#596200 is a very dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive Brown. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 38.4% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 66°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #596200.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
6.62:1 AABlack text on this color
3.17:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.62:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.17:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #596200 as they’d see it.
#596200 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #596200
What color is #596200?
#596200 is a very dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive Brown. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 38.4% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 66°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #596200 in RGB?
#596200 is rgb(89, 98, 0): 89 red, 98 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #596200 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(9, 0, 100, 62). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #596200?
PANTONE 378 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #596200?
Its complement #694E9C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.