What color is #F6E199?

#F6E199 is a light, vivid yellow known as Lemon Meringue. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lemon Meringue?

The RGB value is 246, 225, 153: 246 red, 225 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lemon Meringue?

The complementary color is #99AEF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6E199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lemon Meringue color: hex code #F6E199

#F6E199 rgb(246, 225, 153)

Shades of yellow

Lemon Meringue has the hex code #F6E199. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 88.2% green and 60% blue (246, 225, 153).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 84% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 38% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

Lemon Meringue (#F6E199) color codes

HEX	`#F6E199`
RGB	`rgb(246, 225, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 88.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 84%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 38%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 38%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.74, -2.78, 37.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.74, 37.96, 94.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.682, 75.745, 41.028)`
Decimal	`16179609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lemon Meringue, 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 #F6E199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6E199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	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 #F6E199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6e199; }
.text { color: #f6e199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6e199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 225 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6e199, #ddf699); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #F6E199 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6E199?: #F6E199 is a light, vivid yellow known as Lemon Meringue. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lemon Meringue?: The RGB value is 246, 225, 153: 246 red, 225 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lemon Meringue?: The complementary color is #99AEF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6E199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.