What color is #F6D8BE?

#F6D8BE is a very light, moderate orange known as Sablé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sablé?

The RGB value is 246, 216, 190: 246 red, 216 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sablé?

The complementary color is #BEDCF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6D8BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sablé color: hex code #F6D8BE

#F6D8BE rgb(246, 216, 190)

Shades of beige

Sablé has the hex code #F6D8BE. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 84.7% green and 74.5% blue (246, 216, 190).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 76% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 23% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

Sablé (#F6D8BE) color codes

HEX	`#F6D8BE`
RGB	`rgb(246, 216, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 84.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 76%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 23%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 23%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.17, 6.47, 16.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.17, 17.86, 68.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.857, 72.424, 58.899)`
Decimal	`16177342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sablé, 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 #F6D8BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6D8BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	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 #F6D8BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6d8be; }
.text { color: #f6d8be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6d8be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 216 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6d8be, #f6f4be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F6D8BE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6D8BE?: #F6D8BE is a very light, moderate orange known as Sablé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sablé?: The RGB value is 246, 216, 190: 246 red, 216 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sablé?: The complementary color is #BEDCF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6D8BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.