What color is #F6B85D?

#F6B85D is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Golden Hour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6B85D?

The RGB value is 246, 184, 93: 246 red, 184 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6B85D?

The complementary color is #5D9BF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6B85D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6B85D color

#F6B85D rgb(246, 184, 93)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F6B85D is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 72.2% green and 36.5% blue (246, 184, 93).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 89% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 62% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Golden Hour (#F1B457), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#F6B85D color codes

HEX	`#F6B85D`
RGB	`rgb(246, 184, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 72.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 89%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 62%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 62%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.85, 13.12, 53.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.85, 55.55, 76.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.126, 54.668, 17.897)`
Decimal	`16169053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6B85D, 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 #F6B85D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6B85D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #F6B85D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6b85d; }
.text { color: #f6b85d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6b85d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 184 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6b85d, #e8f65d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

Questions

What color is #F6B85D?: #F6B85D is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Golden Hour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6B85D?: The RGB value is 246, 184, 93: 246 red, 184 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6B85D?: The complementary color is #5D9BF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6B85D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.