Close to Olive Brown
#56590A
#56590A is a very dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive Brown. In RGB it’s made of 33.7% red, 34.9% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 62°, with 80% 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 #56590A.
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.
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2.83:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.42:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.83:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #56590A as they’d see it.
#56590A in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #56590A
What color is #56590A?
#56590A is a very dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive Brown. In RGB it’s made of 33.7% red, 34.9% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 62°, with 80% saturation and 19% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #56590A in RGB?
#56590A is rgb(86, 89, 10): 86 red, 89 green, and 10 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #56590A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(3, 0, 89, 65). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #56590A?
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 #56590A?
Its complement #5D4A8D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.