What color is #F6F1A9?

#F6F1A9 is a light, vivid yellow known as Sailor Moonlight. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sailor Moonlight?

The RGB value is 246, 241, 169: 246 red, 241 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sailor Moonlight?

The complementary color is #A9AEF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F1A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sailor Moonlight color: hex code #F6F1A9

#F6F1A9 rgb(246, 241, 169)

Shades of yellow

Sailor Moonlight has the hex code #F6F1A9. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 94.5% green and 66.3% blue (246, 241, 169).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 81% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 31% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.07:1).

Sailor Moonlight (#F6F1A9) color codes

HEX	`#F6F1A9`
RGB	`rgb(246, 241, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 94.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 81%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 31%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 31%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.04, -8.97, 35.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.04, 36.58, 104.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.623, 85.37, 49.97)`
Decimal	`16183721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sailor Moonlight, 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 #F6F1A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F1A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.07:1	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 #F6F1A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f1a9; }
.text { color: #f6f1a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f1a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 241 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f1a9, #d5f6a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

See #F6F1A9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6F1A9?: #F6F1A9 is a light, vivid yellow known as Sailor Moonlight. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sailor Moonlight?: The RGB value is 246, 241, 169: 246 red, 241 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sailor Moonlight?: The complementary color is #A9AEF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F1A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.