What color is #F6BCA6?

#F6BCA6 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Wax Flower. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6BCA6?

The RGB value is 246, 188, 166: 246 red, 188 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6BCA6?

The complementary color is #A6E0F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6BCA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6BCA6 color

#F6BCA6 rgb(246, 188, 166)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F6BCA6 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 73.7% green and 65.1% blue (246, 188, 166).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 82% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 33% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Wax Flower (#EEB39E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#F6BCA6 color codes

HEX	`#F6BCA6`
RGB	`rgb(246, 188, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 73.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 82%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 33%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 33%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.91, 17.93, 19.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.91, 26.28, 46.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.874, 58.316, 44.013)`
Decimal	`16170150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6BCA6, 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 #F6BCA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6BCA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	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 #F6BCA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6bca6; }
.text { color: #f6bca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6bca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 188 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6bca6, #f6e4a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #F6BCA6?: #F6BCA6 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Wax Flower. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6BCA6?: The RGB value is 246, 188, 166: 246 red, 188 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6BCA6?: The complementary color is #A6E0F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6BCA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.