What color is #F6D263?

#F6D263 is a light, vivid yellow known as Golden Sprinkles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Sprinkles?

The RGB value is 246, 210, 99: 246 red, 210 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Sprinkles?

The complementary color is #6387F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6D263?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Sprinkles color: hex code #F6D263

#F6D263 rgb(246, 210, 99)

Shades of yellow

Golden Sprinkles has the hex code #F6D263. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 82.4% green and 38.8% blue (246, 210, 99).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 89% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 60% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

Golden Sprinkles (#F6D263) color codes

HEX	`#F6D263`
RGB	`rgb(246, 210, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 82.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 89%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 60%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 60%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.3, 0.04, 58.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.3, 58.51, 89.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.308, 66.59, 21.321)`
Decimal	`16175715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Sprinkles, 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 #F6D263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6D263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	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 #F6D263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6d263; }
.text { color: #f6d263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6d263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 210 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6d263, #d1f663); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #F6D263 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6D263?: #F6D263 is a light, vivid yellow known as Golden Sprinkles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Sprinkles?: The RGB value is 246, 210, 99: 246 red, 210 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Sprinkles?: The complementary color is #6387F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6D263?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.