What color is #F6E3B4?

#F6E3B4 is a very light, moderate orange known as Flan. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Flan?

The RGB value is 246, 227, 180: 246 red, 227 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Flan?

The complementary color is #B4C7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E3B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Flan color: hex code #F6E3B4

#F6E3B4 rgb(246, 227, 180)

Shades of beige

Flan has the hex code #F6E3B4. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 89% green and 70.6% blue (246, 227, 180).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 79% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 27% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.57:1).

Flan (#F6E3B4) color codes

HEX	`#F6E3B4`
RGB	`rgb(246, 227, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 89%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 79%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 27%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.7, -0.54, 25.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.7, 25.36, 91.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.714, 77.828, 54.31)`
Decimal	`16180148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Flan, 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 #F6E3B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E3B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.57:1	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 #F6E3B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e3b4; }
.text { color: #f6e3b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e3b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 227 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e3b4, #e8f6b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

See #F6E3B4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6E3B4?: #F6E3B4 is a very light, moderate orange known as Flan. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Flan?: The RGB value is 246, 227, 180: 246 red, 227 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Flan?: The complementary color is #B4C7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E3B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.