What color is #F6B884?

#F6B884 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Baltic Amber. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6B884?

The RGB value is 246, 184, 132: 246 red, 184 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6B884?

The complementary color is #84C2F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6B884?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6B884 color

#F6B884 rgb(246, 184, 132)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F6B884 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 72.2% green and 51.8% blue (246, 184, 132).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 86% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 46% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Baltic Amber (#FBB782), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#F6B884 color codes

HEX	`#F6B884`
RGB	`rgb(246, 184, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 72.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 86%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 46%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 46%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.35, 16.27, 35.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.35, 38.69, 65.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.314, 55.544, 29.422)`
Decimal	`16169092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6B884, 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 #F6B884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6B884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #F6B884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6b884; }
.text { color: #f6b884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6b884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 184 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6b884, #f6f184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fawn.

Questions

What color is #F6B884?: #F6B884 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Baltic Amber. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6B884?: The RGB value is 246, 184, 132: 246 red, 184 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6B884?: The complementary color is #84C2F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6B884?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.