What color is #F6E491?

#F6E491 is a light, vivid yellow known as Beekeeper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Beekeeper?

The RGB value is 246, 228, 145: 246 red, 228 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Beekeeper?

The complementary color is #91A3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Beekeeper color: hex code #F6E491

#F6E491 rgb(246, 228, 145)

Shades of yellow

Beekeeper has the hex code #F6E491. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 89.4% green and 56.9% blue (246, 228, 145).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 85% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 41% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

Beekeeper (#F6E491) color codes

HEX	`#F6E491`
RGB	`rgb(246, 228, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 89.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 85%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 41%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 41%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.38, -5.15, 42.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.38, 42.99, 96.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.862, 77.126, 37.937)`
Decimal	`16180369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Beekeeper, 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 #F6E491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	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 #F6E491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e491; }
.text { color: #f6e491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 228 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e491, #d5f691); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #F6E491 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6E491?: #F6E491 is a light, vivid yellow known as Beekeeper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Beekeeper?: The RGB value is 246, 228, 145: 246 red, 228 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Beekeeper?: The complementary color is #91A3F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.