HEX atlas value

#595A2A

#595A2A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Deep. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 89, 90, 42, HSL 61, 36%, 26%, has luminance 0.096, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#595A2A Sample readable text

HEX #595A2A

RGB rgb(89, 90, 42)

HSL hsl(61 36% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 53, 65)

Luminance 0.096

Contrast Black 2.92:1White 7.19:1

CSS

--color-595a2a: #595A2A;
.background-595a2a { background-color: #595A2A; }
.text-595a2a { color: #595A2A; }

Luminance0.096

Black text2.92:1AA Fail

White text7.19:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#595A2A","rgb":[89,90,42],"hsl":[61,36,26],"cmyk":[1,0,53,65],"luminance":0.096,"contrast":{"black":2.92,"white":7.19}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.92,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1B1C0D","hex":"#1B1C0D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.22,"contrastWhite":17.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2B2A5A","hex":"#2B2A5A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.58,"contrastWhite":13.27,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.24,"contrastWhite":9.39,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5A432A","hex":"#5A432A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.27,"contrastWhite":9.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4B4C39","hex":"#4B4C39","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.39,"contrastWhite":8.78,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Moss Deep adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/595a2a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2B2A5A","analogous":["#5A432A","#425A2A"],"triadic":["#2A595A","#5A2A59"],"tetradic":["#2A5A43","#2B2A5A","#5A2A42"],"splitComplementary":["#2A425A","#432A5A"],"monochromatic":["#979948","#595A2A","#1B1C0D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#979948","dark":"#1B1C0D","saturated":"#67691C","desaturated":"#4B4C39","pastel":"#9B9C68","neon":"#ABAD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":16.822603841260722},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":18.16590212458495},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":26.476404589747453},{"slug":"walnut","name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","distance":27.676705006196094},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":28.231188426986208}]

HEX meaning and use

About #595A2A

#595A2A is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #595A2A is visually closest to Moss Deep, a named green color with HEX #4A5D23.

The RGB channels are 89, 90, and 42, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 36% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.096, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.82, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.92:1AA Fail

White text7.19:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #595A2A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.92:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.19:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#1B1C0D#FFFFFF text · best 17.24:1#1B1C0D

#2B2A5A#FFFFFF text · best 13.27:1#2B2A5A

Walnut#FFFFFF text · best 9.39:1#5C4033

#5A432A#FFFFFF text · best 9.24:1#5A432A

#4B4C39#FFFFFF text · best 8.78:1#4B4C39

Generated Palette

#595A2A#595A2A

#2B2A5A#2B2A5A

#5A432A#5A432A

#425A2A#425A2A

#979948#979948

#1B1C0D#1B1C0D

Color Harmonies

#2B2A5A#2B2A5A

#5A432A#5A432A

#425A2A#425A2A

#2A595A#2A595A

#5A2A59#5A2A59

Variants

#979948#979948

#1B1C0D#1B1C0D

#67691C#67691C

#4B4C39#4B4C39

#9B9C68#9B9C68

#ABAD00#ABAD00

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Loam#6B4F3A

Walnut#5C4033

Coffee#6F4E37

#595A2A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #595A2A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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