What color is #F6C75E?

#F6C75E is a light, vivid orange known as Deep Fried Sunrays. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Deep Fried Sunrays?

The RGB value is 246, 199, 94: 246 red, 199 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Deep Fried Sunrays?

The complementary color is #5E8DF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6C75E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Deep Fried Sunrays color: hex code #F6C75E

#F6C75E rgb(246, 199, 94)

Shades of orange

Deep Fried Sunrays has the hex code #F6C75E. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 78% green and 36.9% blue (246, 199, 94).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 89% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 62% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

Deep Fried Sunrays (#F6C75E) color codes

HEX	`#F6C75E`
RGB	`rgb(246, 199, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 78%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 89%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 62%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 62%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.51, 5.37, 57.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.51, 57.9, 84.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.453, 61.252, 19.226)`
Decimal	`16172894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Deep Fried Sunrays, 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 #F6C75E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6C75E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	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 #F6C75E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6c75e; }
.text { color: #f6c75e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6c75e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 199 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6c75e, #d9f65e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #F6C75E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6C75E?: #F6C75E is a light, vivid orange known as Deep Fried Sunrays. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Deep Fried Sunrays?: The RGB value is 246, 199, 94: 246 red, 199 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Deep Fried Sunrays?: The complementary color is #5E8DF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6C75E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.