What color is #F6DEB2?

#F6DEB2 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Wheat. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6DEB2?

The RGB value is 246, 222, 178: 246 red, 222 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6DEB2?

The complementary color is #B2CAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6DEB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6DEB2 color

#F6DEB2 rgb(246, 222, 178)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F6DEB2 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 87.1% green and 69.8% blue (246, 222, 178).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 79% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 28% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Wheat (#F5DEB3), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.01:1).

#F6DEB2 color codes

HEX	`#F6DEB2`
RGB	`rgb(246, 222, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 87.1%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 79%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 28%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 28%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.42, 1.75, 24.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.42, 24.69, 85.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.164, 75.052, 52.796)`
Decimal	`16178866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6DEB2, 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 #F6DEB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6DEB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.01:1	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 #F6DEB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6deb2; }
.text { color: #f6deb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6deb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 222 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6deb2, #ecf6b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F6DEB2?: #F6DEB2 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Wheat. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6DEB2?: The RGB value is 246, 222, 178: 246 red, 222 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6DEB2?: The complementary color is #B2CAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6DEB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.