What color is #F6D6A7?

#F6D6A7 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Prosecco. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6D6A7?

The RGB value is 246, 214, 167: 246 red, 214 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6D6A7?

The complementary color is #A7C7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6D6A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6D6A7 color

#F6D6A7 rgb(246, 214, 167)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F6D6A7 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 83.9% green and 65.5% blue (246, 214, 167).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 81% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 32% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Prosecco (#FAD6A5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#F6D6A7 color codes

HEX	`#F6D6A7`
RGB	`rgb(246, 214, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 83.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 81%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 32%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.23, 4.47, 27.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.23, 27.71, 80.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.029, 70.479, 46.519)`
Decimal	`16176807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6D6A7, 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 #F6D6A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6D6A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	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 #F6D6A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6d6a7; }
.text { color: #f6d6a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6d6a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 214 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6d6a7, #eff6a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F6D6A7?: #F6D6A7 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Prosecco. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6D6A7?: The RGB value is 246, 214, 167: 246 red, 214 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6D6A7?: The complementary color is #A7C7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6D6A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.