Palettes / Colors / #596016

#596016 — Deep Yellow

#596016 is a yellow color we call Deep Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #596016 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#596016 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1D1660; it also sits naturally between #604216 and #336016. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 35% · Green 38% · Blue 9%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 62%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #596016

.text { color: #596016; }
.background { background-color: #596016; }
.border { border: 3px solid #596016; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 96, 22); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 63%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #596016; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 96, 22, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #596016; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 96, 22, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#596016">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#596016">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1D1660:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #596016: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #596016

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #596016 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #596016 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #596015  ·  #596017 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #596016?

#596016 is Deep Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 89, 96, 22). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #596016?

#596016 is RGB 89, 96, 22 — HSL 66°, 63%, 23% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 77%, 62%.

What colors go with #596016?

Its complement is #1D1660; analogous partners are #604216 and #336016. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #596016 for text?

White text on #596016 has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.11:1.