What color is #F6AC17?

#F6AC17 is a vivid orange known as Sultan Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sultan Gold?

The RGB value is 246, 172, 23: 246 red, 172 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sultan Gold?

The complementary color is #1761F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6AC17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sultan Gold color: hex code #F6AC17

#F6AC17 rgb(246, 172, 23)

Shades of orange

Sultan Gold has the hex code #F6AC17. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 67.5% green and 9% blue (246, 172, 23).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 93% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 91% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

Sultan Gold (#F6AC17) color codes

HEX	`#F6AC17`
RGB	`rgb(246, 172, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 67.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 93%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 91%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 91%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.55, 16.7, 75.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.55, 77.64, 77.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.917, 49.164, 7.513)`
Decimal	`16165911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sultan 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 #F6AC17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6AC17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #F6AC17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6ac17; }
.text { color: #f6ac17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6ac17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 172 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6ac17, #d0f617); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

See #F6AC17 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6AC17?: #F6AC17 is a vivid orange known as Sultan Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sultan Gold?: The RGB value is 246, 172, 23: 246 red, 172 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sultan Gold?: The complementary color is #1761F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6AC17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.