What color is #F6AC00?

#F6AC00 is a vivid orange known as Spicy Sweetcorn. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Spicy Sweetcorn?

The RGB value is 246, 172, 0: 246 red, 172 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Spicy Sweetcorn?

The complementary color is #004AF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6AC00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Spicy Sweetcorn color: hex code #F6AC00

#F6AC00 rgb(246, 172, 0)

Shades of orange

Spicy Sweetcorn has the hex code #F6AC00. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 67.5% green and 0% blue (246, 172, 0).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 100% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 100% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

Spicy Sweetcorn (#F6AC00) color codes

HEX	`#F6AC00`
RGB	`rgb(246, 172, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 67.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 100%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 100%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 100%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.52, 16.47, 78.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.52, 80.53, 78.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.763, 49.103, 6.699)`
Decimal	`16165888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Spicy Sweetcorn, 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 #F6AC00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6AC00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #F6AC00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6ac00; }
.text { color: #f6ac00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6ac00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 172 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6ac00, #c5f600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

See #F6AC00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6AC00?: #F6AC00 is a vivid orange known as Spicy Sweetcorn. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Spicy Sweetcorn?: The RGB value is 246, 172, 0: 246 red, 172 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Spicy Sweetcorn?: The complementary color is #004AF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6AC00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.