What color is #F6DD34?

#F6DD34 is a vivid yellow known as Angel’s Trumpet. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Angel’s Trumpet?

The RGB value is 246, 221, 52: 246 red, 221 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Angel’s Trumpet?

The complementary color is #344DF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6DD34?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Angel’s Trumpet color: hex code #F6DD34

#F6DD34 rgb(246, 221, 52)

Shades of yellow

Angel’s Trumpet has the hex code #F6DD34. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 86.7% green and 20.4% blue (246, 221, 52).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 92% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 79% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

Angel’s Trumpet (#F6DD34) color codes

HEX	`#F6DD34`
RGB	`rgb(246, 221, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 86.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 92%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 79%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 79%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.75, -7.87, 78.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.75, 79.15, 95.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.486, 71.557, 13.663)`
Decimal	`16178484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Angel’s Trumpet, 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 #F6DD34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6DD34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

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 #F6DD34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6dd34; }
.text { color: #f6dd34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6dd34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 221 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6dd34, #aef634); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

See #F6DD34 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6DD34?: #F6DD34 is a vivid yellow known as Angel’s Trumpet. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Angel’s Trumpet?: The RGB value is 246, 221, 52: 246 red, 221 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Angel’s Trumpet?: The complementary color is #344DF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6DD34?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.