What color is #F6D4C5?

#F6D4C5 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Yours Truly. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6D4C5?

The RGB value is 246, 212, 197: 246 red, 212 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6D4C5?

The complementary color is #C5E7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6D4C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6D4C5 color

#F6D4C5 rgb(246, 212, 197)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F6D4C5 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 83.1% green and 77.3% blue (246, 212, 197).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 73% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Yours Truly (#FBD9CD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#F6D4C5 color codes

HEX	`#F6D4C5`
RGB	`rgb(246, 212, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 83.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 73%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 20%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.35, 9.55, 11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.35, 15.18, 51.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.628, 70.713, 62.688)`
Decimal	`16176325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6D4C5, 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 #F6D4C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6D4C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #F6D4C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6d4c5; }
.text { color: #f6d4c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6d4c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 212 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6d4c5, #f6edc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F6D4C5?: #F6D4C5 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Yours Truly. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6D4C5?: The RGB value is 246, 212, 197: 246 red, 212 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6D4C5?: The complementary color is #C5E7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6D4C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.