What color is #F6C17B?

#F6C17B is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Golden Opportunity. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6C17B?

The RGB value is 246, 193, 123: 246 red, 193 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6C17B?

The complementary color is #7BB0F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6C17B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6C17B color

#F6C17B rgb(246, 193, 123)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F6C17B is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 75.7% green and 48.2% blue (246, 193, 123).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 87% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 50% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Golden Opportunity (#F7C070), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#F6C17B color codes

HEX	`#F6C17B`
RGB	`rgb(246, 193, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 75.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 87%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 50%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 50%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.38, 10.72, 42.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.38, 43.65, 75.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.654, 59.166, 26.961)`
Decimal	`16171387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6C17B, 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 #F6C17B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6C17B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	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 #F6C17B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6c17b; }
.text { color: #f6c17b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6c17b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 193 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6c17b, #eef67b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

Questions

What color is #F6C17B?: #F6C17B is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Golden Opportunity. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6C17B?: The RGB value is 246, 193, 123: 246 red, 193 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6C17B?: The complementary color is #7BB0F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6C17B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.