What color is #F6F3A7?

#F6F3A7 is a light, vivid yellow known as Thunderdome. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Thunderdome?

The RGB value is 246, 243, 167: 246 red, 243 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Thunderdome?

The complementary color is #A7AAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6F3A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.3:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Thunderdome color: hex code #F6F3A7

#F6F3A7 rgb(246, 243, 167)

Shades of yellow

Thunderdome has the hex code #F6F3A7. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 95.3% green and 65.5% blue (246, 243, 167).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 81% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.3:1).

Thunderdome (#F6F3A7) color codes

HEX	`#F6F3A7`
RGB	`rgb(246, 243, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 95.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 81%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 32%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 32%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.52, -10.2, 37.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.52, 38.47, 105.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.032, 86.486, 49.187)`
Decimal	`16184231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Thunderdome, 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 #F6F3A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6F3A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.3:1	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 #F6F3A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6f3a7; }
.text { color: #f6f3a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f3a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 243 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6f3a7, #d2f6a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

See #F6F3A7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6F3A7?: #F6F3A7 is a light, vivid yellow known as Thunderdome. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Thunderdome?: The RGB value is 246, 243, 167: 246 red, 243 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Thunderdome?: The complementary color is #A7AAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6F3A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.3:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.