What color is #F6DECE?

#F6DECE is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Truffle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F6DECE?

The RGB value is 246, 222, 206: 246 red, 222 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F6DECE?

The complementary color is #CEE6F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6DECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F6DECE color

#F6DECE rgb(246, 222, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F6DECE is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 87.1% green and 80.8% blue (246, 222, 206).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 69% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is White Truffle (#EFDBCD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#F6DECE color codes

HEX	`#F6DECE`
RGB	`rgb(246, 222, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 87.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 69%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 16%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90, 5.71, 10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90, 12.26, 62.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.267, 76.293, 69.142)`
Decimal	`16178894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F6DECE, 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 #F6DECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6DECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	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 #F6DECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6dece; }
.text { color: #f6dece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6dece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 222 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6dece, #f6f2ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #F6DECE?: #F6DECE is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Truffle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F6DECE?: The RGB value is 246, 222, 206: 246 red, 222 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F6DECE?: The complementary color is #CEE6F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6DECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.