What color is #F6CD23?

#F6CD23 is a vivid yellow known as Pot of Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pot of Gold?

The RGB value is 246, 205, 35: 246 red, 205 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pot of Gold?

The complementary color is #234CF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6CD23?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pot of Gold color: hex code #F6CD23

#F6CD23 rgb(246, 205, 35)

Shades of yellow

Pot of Gold has the hex code #F6CD23. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 80.4% green and 13.7% blue (246, 205, 35).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 92% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 86% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

Pot of Gold (#F6CD23) color codes

HEX	`#F6CD23`
RGB	`rgb(246, 205, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 80.4%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 92%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 86%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 86%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.64, -0.23, 79.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.64, 79.63, 90.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.144, 63.381, 10.656)`
Decimal	`16174371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pot of Gold, 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 #F6CD23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6CD23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #F6CD23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6cd23; }
.text { color: #f6cd23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6cd23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 205 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6cd23, #b6f623); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

See #F6CD23 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6CD23?: #F6CD23 is a vivid yellow known as Pot of Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pot of Gold?: The RGB value is 246, 205, 35: 246 red, 205 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pot of Gold?: The complementary color is #234CF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6CD23?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.