What color is #594F18?

#594F18 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #594F18?

The RGB value is 89, 79, 24: 89 red, 79 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #594F18?

The complementary color is #182259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #594F18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#594F18 color

#594F18 rgb(89, 79, 24)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #594F18 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 31% green and 9.4% blue (89, 79, 24).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 58% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 73% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#594F18 color codes

HEX	`#594F18`
RGB	`rgb(89, 79, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 31%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 58%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 73%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 73%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.52, -3.08, 32.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.52, 32.82, 95.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.081, 7.782, 1.993)`
Decimal	`5852952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #594F18, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #594F18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#594F18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #594F18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #594f18; }
.text { color: #594f18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #594f18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 79 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #594f18, #425918); }

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Questions

What color is #594F18?: #594F18 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #594F18?: The RGB value is 89, 79, 24: 89 red, 79 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #594F18?: The complementary color is #182259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #594F18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.